GA96HB617 96 HB 617 CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERNET GAMES Amends a Section of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act regarding Internet gaming service providers. Changes "Internet gaming service provider" to "Internet game service provider" and makes various changes to the definition of the term. Provides that the Section applies only to agreements under which an Internet game service provider provides consumers access to its service or the games on its site, for home and personal use, on a paid subscription basis for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer cancels the service (rather than to agreements under which an Internet gaming service provider provides service to consumers, for home and personal use, for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer cancels the service). Provides that an Internet game service provider must give a consumer who is an Illinois resident instructions for canceling the paid subscription, and that these instructions should be posted on the Internet game service provider's web site (rather than providing that an Internet gaming service provider must give such a consumer a secure method at the provider's web site that the consumer may use to cancel the service, which method shall not require the consumer to make a telephone call or send U.S. Postal Service mail to effectuate the cancellation and instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service at the Internet gaming service provider's web site). Adds language providing that the Section does not require an Internet game service provider to adopt a particular method of cancellation. Effective January 1, 2010. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=617&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41049&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 5 2009-03-19 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe 0 6 2009-03-19 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 0 7 HRUL 2009-03-24 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Computer Technology Committee 0 8 HCOM 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-000 0 9 HCOM 2009-07-17 00:00:00 House Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0047 1 36 2009-07-17 00:00:00 House Effective Date July 17, 2009 0 35 2009-05-20 00:00:00 House Sent to the Governor 0 33 2009-07-17 00:00:00 House Governor Approved 0 34 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Passed Both Houses 0 32 2009-05-13 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 1 31 2009-05-07 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009 0 30 2009-05-07 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 29 2009-04-30 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009 0 28 2009-04-02 00:00:00 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 0 23 2009-04-02 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 24 2009-04-02 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 25 SCOA 2009-04-22 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Telecommunications and Information Technology 0 26 STEL 2009-04-30 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass Telecommunications and Information Technology; 009-000-000 0 27 STEL 2009-04-02 00:00:00 Senate Arrive in Senate 0 21 2009-04-02 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading 0 22 2009-04-01 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 1 20 2009-03-31 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 19 2009-03-31 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 0 17 2009-03-31 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote 0 18 2009-03-31 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 0 15 2009-03-30 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 13 2009-03-30 00:00:00 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 0 14 2009-03-31 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham 0 16 2009-03-30 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 0 12 HRUL 2009-03-26 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 0 11 HRUL 2009-03-26 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe 0 10 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-000 0 4 HCOM 2009-02-06 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-02-11 00:00:00 House Assigned to Computer Technology Committee 0 3 HCOM 2009-02-06 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe 0 0 LindaHolmes Senate Chief Sponsor JackDFranks House Co-Sponsor RaymondPoe House Chief Sponsor KeithFarnham House Co-Sponsor