91st General Assembly
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House Sponsors:
WINTERS-LANG-MATHIAS-LYONS,JOSEPH-BEAUBIEN AND MCKEON.

Senate Sponsors:
SYVERSON-CLAYBORNE-DILLARD-BURZYNSKI-RADOGNO

Short description: 
HOME REPAIR & REMODELING ACT                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to      
   add a caption to the Section concerned with definitions.                    
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          815 ILCS 505/1                                                       
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          815 ILCS 505/10a                from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 270a          
        Deletes everything. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive            
   Business Practices Act in the provisions dealing with actions for           
   damages for a violation of the Act to include a person who is the           
   holder of a retail installment contract in certain protections              
   afforded to new and used motor vehicle dealers.                             
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          815 ILCS 505/10a                                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          New Act                                                              
          815 ILCS 505/2Z                                                      
        Deletes everything. Creates the Home Repair and Remodeling Act.        
   Provides that, before initiating home repair or remodeling work             
   for over $1,000, a person engaged in the business of home                   
   repair or remodeling shall furnish to the customer a written                
   contract or work order with specified information. Provides                 
   that any person engaging in the business of home repair and                 
   remodeling shall provide to its customers a copy of the "Home               
   Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights" pamphlet. Provides the                   
   substance of the pamphlet. Requires any person engaged in the               
   business of home repair and remodeling to obtain insurance in               
   specified amounts. Makes it unlawful for any person engaged in              
   the business of home repairs and remodeling to remodel or make              
   repairs or charge for remodeling or repair work before obtaining            
   a signed contract or work order over $1,000. Provides that the              
   Attorney General or the State's Attorney of any county in this              
   State may enforce the Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive          
   Business Practices Act to include the Home Repair and Remodeling            
   Act in the list of Acts for which a violation is also a violation           
   of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.                 
   Effective January 1, 2000.                                                  
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0230

   Last action date: 99-07-22

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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