Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB1486: CONSUMER FRAUD-FEE DISCLOSURE
Status: Failed, July 2, 2026
Creates the Junk Fee Ban Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for a person to: (1) offer, display, or advertise an amount a consumer may pay for merchandise without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price; (2) fail, in any offer, display, or advertisement that contains an amount a consumer may pay, to display the total price more prominently than any other pricing information; (3) misrepresent the nature and purpose of any amount a consumer may pay, including the ability to refund the fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees are charged; (4) fail to disclose clearly and conspicuously before the consumer consents to pay, the nature and purpose of any amount a consumer may pay that is excluded from the total price, including the ability to refund the fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees are charged; or (5) offer, display, or advertise, including through direct offerings, third-party distribution, or metasearch referrals, a total price for a place of short-term lodging that does not include all required fees. Requires total price disclosures for retail mercantile establishments and food service establishments; and the disclosure of delivery fees. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce violations of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Preempts home rule powers.
What the bill says
An act concerning business.
From the engrossed text, May 8, 2025:
AN ACT concerning business. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1.Short title.This Act may be cited as theJunk Fee Ban Act. Section 5.Definitions.As used in this Act: "Ancillary good or service" means any additional merchandise offered to a consumer as part of the same transaction. "Advertisement" means a notice in any printed material, television, Internet, email, text message, mobile or computer application, or any other similar physical, electronic, or digital communication regarding the sale of a good or service. "Bar" or "tavern" means an establishment that is devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on the premises and that derives no more than 50% of its gross revenue from the sale of food consumed on the premises, including, but not limited to, bars, taverns, nightclubs, cocktail lounges, adult entertainment facilities, and cabarets. "Consumer goods or services" means goods and services that are used or bought for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. SB1486 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 11472 SPS 21561 b SB1486 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 11472 SPS 21561 b SB1486 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 11472 SPS 21561 b "Display price" means the displayed price of a good or service provided to the consumer within the retail mercantile establishment or food service …
Sponsors
- Michael E. Hastings (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Graciela Guzmán (D, 20)
- Don Harmon (D, 39)
- Ram Villivalam (D, 8)
- Mike Simmons (D, 7)
- Christopher Belt (D, 57)
- Patrick J. Joyce (D, 40)
- Michael W. Halpin (D, 36)
- Lakesia Collins (D, 5)
- Mike Porfirio (D, 11)
- Rachel Ventura (D, 43)
- Kimberly A. Lightford (D, 4)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- : Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
Votes
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (March 19, 2026): 66 yea, 40 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee (March 19, 2026): 8 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee (March 19, 2026): 8 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Approved for Consideration Rules Committee (February 24, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee (May 20, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Passed (May 8, 2025): 53 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 815 - Business Transactions, ILCS 215 - Insurance, New Act
Common questions
- What is SB1486?
- SB1486 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): CONSUMER FRAUD-FEE DISCLOSURE.
- What does SB1486 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning business.
- What is the status of SB1486?
- Failed as of July 2, 2026. Latest action: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (July 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1486?
- Michael E. Hastings (D, 19), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1486?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1486&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114
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