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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1942   </title>
<shortdesc>CREDIT REPORT PROTECT ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Carole Pankau</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Creates the Credit Report Protection Act. Provides that a consumer may place a security alert in his or her credit report by making a request to a consumer credit reporting agency. Provides that a consumer credit reporting agency shall notify each person requesting consumer credit information, with respect to a consumer, of the existence of a security alert in the credit report of that consumer. Provides that a consumer may place a security freeze on his or her credit report by making a request to a consumer credit reporting agency. Provides that if a security alert or security freeze is in place, a consumer credit reporting agency shall not modify certain information in a consumer credit report without sending a written confirmation of the change to the consumer within 30 days of the change being posted to the consumer's file. Provides that a consumer credit reporting agency may charge a reasonable fee to a consumer that elects to freeze, remove the freeze, or temporarily lift the freeze, except that a consumer credit reporting agency shall not charge a fee to a victim of identity theft that has submitted a valid police report. Provides that a consumer credit reporting agency shall supply files and credit report information to a consumer during normal business hours and on reasonable notice, subject to certain conditions. Provides certain exemptions.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/25/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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