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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3965   </title>
<shortdesc>CONSUMER FRAUD-UTILITY SERVICE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Deborah L. Graham-Keith Farnham-Fred Crespo</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>815 ILCS 505/2HH</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Changes provisions concerning the billing and collection practices of electric service providers so that they apply to "utility service providers" rather than "electric service providers". Provides that credit bureaus that receive personal consumer information from a utility service provider may not use that information to determine credit scores.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah L. Graham</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee;  008-005-000</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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