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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3955         </title>
<shortdesc>AUTOMATIC RENEWAL CANCL ONLINE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.-Jonathan Carroll, Elizabeth Hernandez, Eva-Dina Delgado and Dagmara Avelar</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. John Connor and Laura M. Murphy)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/20/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0517</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>815 ILCS 601/10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Provides that a consumer who accepts an automatic renewal or continuous service offer online shall be allowed to terminate the automatic renewal or continuous service exclusively online. Requires a business that makes an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer online to provide a toll-free telephone number, electronic mail address, a postal address if the seller directly bills the consumer, or another cost-effective, timely, and easy-to-use mechanism for cancellation.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Consent Calendar Consumer Protection Committee;  006-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Consent Calendar</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Consent Calendar -  Passed 098-000-001</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John Connor</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Commerce</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Commerce;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2021</action>
<statusdate>5/21/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/21/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2021</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/25/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>8/20/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>8/20/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date January 1, 2022</action>
<statusdate>8/20/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0517</action>
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