SB1932 - 104th General Assembly

FRAUD-EMERGENCY PRICE GOUGING
Last Action

05/09/2025 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Senate Sponsors

Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton - Lakesia Collins and Mike Simmons

House Sponsors

(Rep. Dagmara Avelar)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new
Synopsis As Introduced

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice, for a period of 45 days after a disaster is declared by the President of the United States or the Governor, for any person to sell or offer to sell to a consumer in the designated disaster area any consumer food items or goods, goods or services used for emergency cleanup or response, emergency supplies, medical supplies, home heating oil, building materials, housing, lodging, transportation, freight, or storage services, fuel, gasoline, or other motor fuels, repair or reconstruction services, or any other necessity for an unconscionably high price. Sets forth provisions concerning the determination of unconscionably high prices and enforcement of the provision by the Attorney General. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to exempt specified information.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

Deletes reference to:
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the provision does not apply the sale of petroleum products. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a price increase of 20% or more constitutes an unconscionably high price if it is not attributable to additional costs imposed on the person by the supplier of the goods or directly attributable to additional costs for labor or materials used to provide the services during the declared disaster. Removes provisions concerning the Freedom of Information Act and notice of violation by the Attorney General. Makes other changes.
Actions

Date Chamber Action
02/06/2025 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
02/06/2025 Senate First Reading
02/06/2025 Senate Referred to Assignments
02/25/2025 Senate Assigned to Judiciary
03/06/2025 Senate Postponed - Judiciary
03/19/2025 Senate Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
03/19/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
03/31/2025 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
03/31/2025 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
04/01/2025 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
04/02/2025 Senate Second Reading
04/02/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025
04/03/2025 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
04/03/2025 Senate Recalled to Second Reading
04/03/2025 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Glowiak-Hilton
04/03/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
04/03/2025 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
04/04/2025 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 041-007-000
04/04/2025 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
04/04/2025 House Arrived in House
04/09/2025 House Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
04/09/2025 House First Reading
04/09/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee
04/17/2025 House Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
05/05/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
05/05/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
05/06/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
05/09/2025 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
05/09/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee