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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2456 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act. Provides that a third-party restaurant reservation service shall not list, advertise, promote, or sell reservations for a food service establishment through the website, mobile application, or other platform of the third-party restaurant reservation service without a written agreement between the third-party restaurant reservation service and the food service establishment. Provides that a written agreement that contains specified indemnifications shall be void and unenforceable. Provides that any person who violates, or causes another person to violate, a provision of the Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation. Provides for a private right of action. LRB104 06525 SPS 16561 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2456 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act. Provides that a third-party restaurant reservation service shall not list, advertise, promote, or sell reservations for a food service establishment through the website, mobile application, or other platform of the third-party restaurant reservation service without a written agreement between the third-party restaurant reservation service and the food service establishment. Provides that a written agreement that contains specified indemnifications shall be void and unenforceable. Provides that any person who violates, or causes another person to violate, a provision of the Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation. Provides for a private right of action. LRB104 06525 SPS 16561 b LRB104 06525 SPS 16561 b A BILL FOR
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311 1 AN ACT concerning business.
412 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
513 3 represented in the General Assembly:
614 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
715 5 Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act.
816 6 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
917 7 "Food service establishment" means a place where food is
1018 8 provided for individual portion service directly to the
1119 9 consumer whether the food is provided free of charge or sold,
1220 10 and whether consumption occurs on or off the premises or is
1321 11 provided from a pushcart, stand, or vehicle.
1422 12 "Third-party restaurant reservation service" means any
1523 13 website, mobile application, or other Internet service that
1624 14 (i) offers or arranges for reserving on-premises service for a
1725 15 customer at a food service establishment and (ii) is owned and
1826 16 operated by a person other than the person who owns the food
19-17 service establishment. "Third-party restaurant reservation
20-18 service" does not include any reservation distribution channel
21-19 that is authorized to distribute reservations through a
22-20 contract with either a food service establishment or an entity
23-21 authorized to distribute reservations through a contract with
24-22 the food service establishment.
27+17 service establishment.
28+18 Section 10. Reservation service agreements.
29+19 (a) A third-party restaurant reservation service shall not
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31+21 service establishment through the website, mobile application,
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33-1 Section 10. Reservation service agreements. A third-party
34-2 restaurant reservation service shall not list, advertise,
35-3 promote, or sell reservations for a food service establishment
36-4 through the website, mobile application, or other platform of
37-5 the third-party restaurant reservation service without a
38-6 written agreement between the third-party restaurant
39-7 reservation service and the food service establishment to
40-8 include reservations at the food service establishment on the
41-9 website, mobile application, or other platform.
42-10 Section 15. Violations; civil penalties.
43-11 (a) Any person who violates, or causes another person to
44-12 violate, a provision of this Act shall be subject to a civil
45-13 penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation. Each day that a
46-14 third-party restaurant reservation service violates this Act
47-15 with respect to a food service establishment constitutes a
48-16 single violation of this Act. A proceeding to recover any
49-17 civil penalty or restitution under this Act may be brought by
50-18 the Attorney General.
51-19 (b) Any person charged fees by a third-party restaurant
52-20 reservation service that respect to a reservation listed,
53-21 advertised, promoted, or sold in violation of this Act, or
54-22 food service establishment which a third-party restaurant
55-23 reservation service listed, advertised, promoted, or sold a
56-24 reservation in violation of this Act, may bring a civil action
57-25 in circuit court for:
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68-1 (1) injunctive relief to restrain or enjoin any
69-2 activity in violation of this Act;
70-3 (2) actual damages not to exceed the total fees
71-4 collected by the third-party restaurant reservation
72-5 service in violation of this Act;
73-6 (3) attorney's fees and costs; and
74-7 (4) other remedies as the court may deem appropriate.
75-8 (c) Any action alleging a violation of this Act shall be
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67+1 service without a written agreement between the third-party
68+2 restaurant reservation service and the food service
69+3 establishment to include reservations at the food service
70+4 establishment on the website, mobile application, or other
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72+6 (b) An agreement executed in accordance with this Section
73+7 shall not include a provision, clause, or covenant that
74+8 requires a food service establishment to indemnify a
75+9 third-party restaurant reservation service, any independent
76+10 contractor acting on behalf of the third-party restaurant
77+11 reservation service, or any registered agent of the
78+12 third-party restaurant reservation service, for any damages or
79+13 harm by an act or omission initiated by the third-party
80+14 restaurant reservation service. To the extent an agreement
81+15 executed in accordance with this Section contains such a
82+16 provision, the provision shall be deemed void and
83+17 unenforceable.
84+18 Section 15. Violations; civil penalties.
85+19 (a) Any person who violates, or causes another person to
86+20 violate, a provision of this Act shall be subject to a civil
87+21 penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation. Each day that a
88+22 third-party restaurant reservation service violates this Act
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