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SB2013 • 2026
FRAUD-HOTEL BOOKING SERVICE
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FRAUD-HOTEL BOOKING SERVICE
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Consumer Protection Committee ; Rep. Robyn Gabel
Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Stadelman
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary ; 009-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2026
Approved for Consideration Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2026
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Do Pass Judiciary ; 009-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Postponed - Judiciary
Assigned to Judiciary
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
FRAUD-HOTEL BOOKING SERVICE
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Full Text of SB2013 Home Legislation Full Text SB2013 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF SB2013 Engrossed LRB104 10262 SPS 20336 b 1 AN ACT concerning business. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Stop 5 Online Booking Scams Act. 6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 7 "Affiliation contract" means a contract between an online 8 platform and (i) the owner of the physical accommodation, (ii) 9 the entity that operates the physical accommodation, (iii) the 10 franchisor of the physical accommodation, or (iv) any entity 11 authorized to enter into contracts for online booking services 12 on behalf of the owner, operator, or franchisor. 13 "Exhibition organizer or meeting planner" means the person 14 responsible for all aspects of planning, promoting, and 15 producing a meeting, conference, event, or exhibition, 16 including overseeing and arranging all physical accommodation 17 reservation plans and contracts for the meeting, conference, 18 event, or exhibition. 19 "Online platform" means a website, mobile application, 20 call center, service, artificial intelligence system, 21 automated agent, or functionally similar technology that 22 facilitates the reservation or booking of physical 23 accommodations. SB2013 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10262 SPS 20336 b 1 "Physical accommodation" has the meaning given to the term 2 "hotel" in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. 3 "Shared hotel brand" means an identifying trademark that a 4 hotel operator is expressly licensed to operate under in 5 accordance with the terms of a hotel franchise or management 6 agreement. 7 "Third-party hotel booking website" means an online 8 platform that facilitates the reservation or booking of 9 physical accommodations in this State for consumers that is 10 not directly affiliated with the physical accommodation being 11 reserved or booked. "Third-party hotel booking website" does 12 not include: 13 (1) an online platform that is operated under a shared 14 hotel brand; 15 (2) an online platform that facilitates the 16 reservation or booking of physical accommodations by 17 connecting consumers to operators and owners of rental 18 properties, hotels, motels, or other short-term 19 accommodations, if the online platform has an affiliation 20 contract for the physical accommodation for which the 21 online platform is facilitating bookings; or 22 (3) an exhibition organizer or meeting planner or the 23 official housing bureau for a meeting, conference, event, 24 or exhibition held at the physical accommodation. 25 Section 10. Requirements for third-party hotel booking SB2013 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 10262 SPS 20336 b 1 websites. A third-party hotel booking website shall not 2 facilitate the reservation or booking of physical 3 accommodations in this State without clearly and conspicuously 4 disclosing to the consumer that: 5 (1) the third-party hotel booking website is a 6 third-party booking service and is not directly affiliated 7 with the physical accommodation; and 8 (2) the consumer is not directly making a reservation 9 or booking with the physical accommodation itself and the 10 third-party hotel booking website functions as an 11 unaffiliated intermediary for the transaction. 12 Section 15. Placement of disclosure. 13 (a) The disclosure required under Section 10 shall be 14 displayed in a clear and conspicuous manner on the webpage or 15 interface where the consumer selects physical accommodations 16 for reservation or booking and shall appear first in any 17 search results. A disclosure is not clear and conspicuous if a 18 consumer must take any action to see it, such as clicking on a 19 hyperlink or hovering over an icon. 20 (b) The disclosure shall appear prior to the entry of any 21 personal data and shall be separate from any general terms and 22 conditions or legal disclaimers. 23 (c) In any oral communication with a consumer, the 24 disclosure shall be communicated before any offer or 25 information regarding the physical accommodation. SB2013 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 10262 SPS 20336 b 1 Section 20. Prohibition on terms and conditions 2 exclusivity. The disclosure required under Section 10 shall 3 not be included solely in the third-party hotel booking 4 website's general terms and conditions or in any other section 5 of the website that requires the consumer to click through 6 multiple links or read extensive legal text. 7 Section 25. Enforcement under the Consumer Fraud and 8 Deceptive Business Practices Act. The Attorney General may 9 enforce violations of this Act as an unlawful practice under 10 the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All 11 remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney 12 General by that Act shall be available to the Attorney General 13 for the enforcement of this Act. 14 Section 30. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 15 Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MMMM as follows: 16 (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new) 17 Sec. 2MMMM. Violations of the Stop Online Booking Scams 18 Act. A person who violates the Stop Online Booking Scams Act 19 commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act. 20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 21 1, 2027. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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