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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2985 Introduced 1/27/2026, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | | Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a business that ships or delivers goods that the business knows or should know are addressed to or intended for receipt by a minor shall, upon request, disclose to the minor's parent or guardian: (1) the name of the person who placed the order for the shipment or delivery; and (2) a general description of the contents of the shipment or delivery. Provides that the disclosure shall be made within a reasonable time after the request is received by the business. Provides that nothing requires a business to disclose information prohibited from disclosure under State or federal law. Provides that a violation of the provision constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act. |
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| | SB2985 | | LRB104 16974 SPS 30388 b |
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| 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 2MMMM as follows: |
| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2MMMM. Shipment or delivery of goods to minors. |
| 8 | | (a) A business that ships or delivers goods that the |
| 9 | | business knows or should know are addressed to or intended for |
| 10 | | receipt by a minor shall, upon request, disclose to the |
| 11 | | minor's parent or guardian: |
| 12 | | (1) the name of the person who placed the order for the |
| 13 | | shipment or delivery; and |
| 14 | | (2) a general description of the contents of the |
| 15 | | shipment or delivery. |
| 16 | | (b) The disclosure required under subsection (a) shall be |
| 17 | | made within a reasonable time after the request is received by |
| 18 | | the business. |
| 19 | | (c) Nothing in this Section requires a business to |
| 20 | | disclose information prohibited from disclosure under State or |
| 21 | | federal law. |
| 22 | | (d) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful |
| 23 | | practice within the meaning of this Act. |