103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3331 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Omar Aquino SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of the Act for a person to: (1) advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes imposed by a government entity; or (2) engage in any fraudulent or deceptive conduct that creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding concerning the complete price of goods or services offered, displayed, or advertised. Provides that a person does not violate the provision if the total price of the goods or services being offered, displayed, or advertised, including any mandatory fees a consumer would incur during the transaction, is clearly and conspicuously disclosed in each advertisement or display and whenever a price is first shown to a consumer. Effective immediately. LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3331 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Omar Aquino SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of the Act for a person to: (1) advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes imposed by a government entity; or (2) engage in any fraudulent or deceptive conduct that creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding concerning the complete price of goods or services offered, displayed, or advertised. Provides that a person does not violate the provision if the total price of the goods or services being offered, displayed, or advertised, including any mandatory fees a consumer would incur during the transaction, is clearly and conspicuously disclosed in each advertisement or display and whenever a price is first shown to a consumer. Effective immediately. LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3331 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Omar Aquino SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of the Act for a person to: (1) advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes imposed by a government entity; or (2) engage in any fraudulent or deceptive conduct that creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding concerning the complete price of goods or services offered, displayed, or advertised. Provides that a person does not violate the provision if the total price of the goods or services being offered, displayed, or advertised, including any mandatory fees a consumer would incur during the transaction, is clearly and conspicuously disclosed in each advertisement or display and whenever a price is first shown to a consumer. Effective immediately. LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b A BILL FOR SB3331LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b SB3331 LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b SB3331 LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b 1 AN ACT concerning business. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 5 Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2EEEE as follows: 6 (815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new) 7 Sec. 2EEEE. Disclosure of mandatory fees. 8 (a) As used in this Section, "mandatory fee" means a fee 9 required for purchasing the goods or services advertised, 10 displayed, or offered. 11 (b) It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the 12 meaning of this Act for a person to: 13 (1) advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or 14 services that does not include all mandatory fees or 15 charges other than taxes imposed by a government entity; 16 or 17 (2) engage in any fraudulent or deceptive conduct that 18 creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding 19 concerning the complete price of goods or services 20 offered, displayed, or advertised. 21 (c) A person does not violate this Section if the total 22 price of the goods or services being offered, displayed, or 23 advertised, including any mandatory fees a consumer would 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3331 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Omar Aquino SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of the Act for a person to: (1) advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes imposed by a government entity; or (2) engage in any fraudulent or deceptive conduct that creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding concerning the complete price of goods or services offered, displayed, or advertised. Provides that a person does not violate the provision if the total price of the goods or services being offered, displayed, or advertised, including any mandatory fees a consumer would incur during the transaction, is clearly and conspicuously disclosed in each advertisement or display and whenever a price is first shown to a consumer. Effective immediately. LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b A BILL FOR 815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b SB3331 LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b SB3331- 2 -LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b SB3331 - 2 - LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b SB3331 - 2 - LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b 1 incur during the transaction, is clearly and conspicuously 2 disclosed in each advertisement or display and whenever a 3 price is first shown to a consumer. SB3331 - 2 - LRB103 38879 SPS 69016 b