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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1978   </title>
<shortdesc>CREDIT CARDS-UNSOLICITED</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Dan Kotowski</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/12/2011</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>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Consumer Protection</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Consumer Protection;  005-003-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Consumer Protection</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009</action>
<statusdate>8/15/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>8/15/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments;  Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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