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IL HB5121

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/13/2020

Primary Sponsor

Tom Demmer

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act by adding Section 2WWW to regulate hotel and lodging advertising.

  • Prohibits advertising or displaying room rates in Internet search results that exclude required fees, with the exception of taxes and government-imposed fees.

  • Applies to casino hotels, hotels, motels, and short-term rentals (residential units rented for less than 30 consecutive days), but excludes bed and breakfast establishments and non-residential properties.

  • Defines "short-term rental" to include vacation rentals of single-family dwellings or residential units in multi-unit structures rented for less than 30 days.

  • Classifies violations of these advertising requirements as unlawful practices under Illinois consumer fraud law.

Legislative Description

CONSUMER FRAUD HOTEL FEES

Last Action

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

6/23/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules6/23/2020
Labor & Commerce3/12/2020
Rules2/18/2020

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