<tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HB3148 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 10061 SPS 20132 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>AN ACT concerning business.</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><b><code>Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, </code></b></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><b><code>represented in the General Assembly:</code></b> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>Section 5. </code><code>The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2HHHH as follows:</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 2HHHH. </code></u><u><code>Prohibit fees for alternative payment and </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>document delivery methods.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><u><code>(a) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>Act for any person to charge a consumer an additional fee or </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>surcharge to mail a monthly invoice or statement to the </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>consumer's address.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><u><code>(b) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a business from </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>offering a discount to a consumer for enrolling in electronic </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>or paperless services or an automatic payment program.</code></u>