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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1840   </title>
<shortdesc>CREDIT CARDS-UNSOLICITED</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Dan Kotowski</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>815 ILCS 505/2B.4 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it shall be an unlawful practice to knowingly mail, send, or cause to be mailed an unsolicited application for a credit card to a recipient in the State unless the front of the envelope in which the application was sent contains language that allows a recipient to opt out of future unsolicited applications from the sender. Provides that it shall be an unlawful practice under the Act for a sender who has already received an opt out request from a recipient in the State to knowingly mail, send, or cause to be mailed an unsolicited application for a credit card to that recipient.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>4/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski</action>
<statusdate>4/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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