Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4044: CONSUMER RIGHT TO RETURN
Status: Signed into law, July 24, 2026
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a retail establishment to not accept the return of a product by a consumer or only offer store credit to the consumer in exchange for the return of a product if the consumer purchased the product at that retail establishment and the product is unopened and unused.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4044Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 505/2HHHH new 815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new ILCS 505/2HHHH new Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a retail establishment to notaccept the return of a product by a consumer or only offer store credit tothe consumer in exchange for the return of a product if the consumerpurchased the product at that retail establishment and the product isunopened and unused…
From the introduced text, April 24, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4044Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 505/2HHHH new 815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new ILCS 505/2HHHH new Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a retail establishment to notaccept the return of a product by a consumer or only offer store credit tothe consumer in exchange for the return of a product if the consumerpurchased the product at that retail establishment and the product isunopened and unused. LRB104 12966 SPS 24599 b LRB104 12966 SPS 24599 b LRB104 12966 SPS 24599 b A BILL FOR HB4044LRB104 12966 SPS 24599 b HB4044 LRB104 12966 SPS 24599 b HB4044 LRB104 12966 SPS 24599 b AN ACT concerning business. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2HHHH as follows: (815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new) [ADDED: Sec. 2HHHH. ][ADDED: Return of products sold at retail ] [ADDED: establishments.] [ADDED: (a) As used in this Section, "retail establishment" means ] [ADDED: a place of business in this State that is open to the general ] [ADDED: public for the sale of consumer products.] [ADDED: (b) It is an unlawful practice …