# Illinois SB3562: AUTO CONTRACT-SIMPLE CANCEL Illinois SB3562, AUTO CONTRACT-SIMPLE CANCEL, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Michael E. Hastings (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-02 (Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3562-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB3562 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: AUTO CONTRACT-SIMPLE CANCEL - Status: in committee - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-07-02, Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments - Sponsor: Michael E. Hastings (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: assignments, judiciary - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Provides that any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where such contract automatically renews, shall provide the consumer with the option to cancel the contract, at any time, using a simple cancellation mechanism in the same medium that the consumer used to consent to the contract. Provides that an entity shall provide a clear and conspicuous notice, in a manner that may be retained by the consumer, of any material change to the terms of a contract containing an automatic renewal offer at least 3 days prior to the change to the terms. Sets forth additional requirements concerning the cancellation of automatic renewal offers, continuous service offers, and free trial or promotional period offers entered into online, including requiring an entity to provide a one-step online cancellation link. Makes other changes. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael E. Hastings (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Stadelman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-07-02: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-02-05: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3562.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3562sam001.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 - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3562.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3562sam001.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-SB3562-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).