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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3478         </title>
<shortdesc>AUTOMATIC CONTRACT RENEWAL</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Matt Hanson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>815 ILCS 601/10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>815 ILCS 601/12 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Provides for additional violations, notification, and cancellation requirements for a person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that makes an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer to a consumer. Provides that a person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that makes an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer shall provide a toll-free telephone number, email address, a postal address if the seller directly bills the consumer, or it shall provide another cost-effective, timely, and easy-to-use mechanism for cancellation.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/17/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee;  006-003-000</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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