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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4474</title>
<shortdesc>BANKS-OVERDRAFT FEE BAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Hoan Huynh</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>205 ILCS 5/48</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>205 ILCS 205/9002</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 17, par. 7309-2</aliasreference><reference>205 ILCS 305/8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 17, par. 4409</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/17-1b</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>810 ILCS 5/3-806 rep.</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>815 ILCS 205/4.1a</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 17, par. 6406</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Banking Act, the Savings Bank Act, and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Directs the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt and enforce administrative rules that prohibit the imposition by a bank, savings bank, or credit union of charges in connection with (i) a check drawn or other written order upon, or electronic transfer sought to be effectuated against, insufficient funds or uncollected balances in a consumer account, whether or not the financial institution pays such check, written order, or electronic transfer or (ii) a check or other written order received by such an institution for deposit or collection drawn against a consumer account and subsequently dishonored and returned for any reason by the drawee. Amends the Uniform Commercial Code. Repeals a provision that authorizes the imposition of overdraft fees. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Interest Act to make conforming changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/16/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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