# Illinois HB4044: CONSUMER RIGHT TO RETURN Illinois HB4044, CONSUMER RIGHT TO RETURN, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0593); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4044-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB4044 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: CONSUMER RIGHT TO RETURN - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-24 - Last action: 2026-07-24, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0593 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: consumer protection, assignments, judiciary - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (178 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More refund choices for shoppers: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2027, covered Illinois stores cannot offer only store credit for an accepted return of an unopened or unused household product. Stores may ask for reasonable proof of purchase and refuse returns they reasonably suspect are fraudulent or find are not unopened or unused. The law does… - Illinois limits local return rules: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2027, Illinois has sole authority to regulate consumer-product returns. Home-rule local governments cannot set their own return rules. - Marketplaces and delivery services must pay stores: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2027, when a purchase is canceled after you receive the product, a person involved in the sale or delivery must pay the store its value if you have not returned or offered the product for return. This includes online marketplaces and delivery services. The rule does not directly re… - Stores face fines for return violations: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2027, a return-law violation can bring a fine of up to $25, with no more than $500 in fines per store in a calendar year. Before a fine, the county State’s Attorney must give written notice and allow 30 days to fix the violation. No fine applies when the store fixes it in time. A p… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert "Bob" Rita (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-20 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 2 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 101 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; | pass | 5 | 2 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-07-24: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0593 (House) - 2026-07-24: Effective Date July 1, 2027 (House) - 2026-07-24: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2026-05-20: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-20: Third Reading - Passed; 056-002-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-22: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-17: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-17: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee (House) - 2026-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (House) - 2026-03-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-03-02: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-02-24: Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 005-002-000 (House) - 2026-02-24: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2026-02-17: Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee (House) - 2025-04-29: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-29: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-24: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4044eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4044enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4044ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4044.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4044eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4044enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4044ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4044.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4044-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).