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 Bill Status of HB4970  96th General Assembly


Short Description:  INTERNET DATING DISCLOSURE ACT

House Sponsors
Rep. Keith Farnham, Naomi D. Jakobsson, Carol A. Sente, Arthur L. Turner, Cynthia Soto, William Davis, Marlow H. Colvin, André M. Thapedi, Michael J. Zalewski, Maria Antonia Berrios, Daniel V. Beiser, Esther Golar, Deborah Mell, Jack McGuire, Anthony DeLuca, Emily McAsey, Michael K. Smith, David E. Miller, John E. Bradley, Jehan A. Gordon, Linda Chapa LaVia, Jack D. Franks and Fred Crespo

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
815 ILCS 505/2Zfrom Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act. Requires an online dating service provider offering services to residents of this State to disclose clearly and conspicuously, to any member who provides a billing address or a zip code in this State when registering with the provider, if the online dating service provider does not initiate a sex offender registrant search. Provides that if an online dating service provider conducts sex offender registry searches and the provider has a policy allowing a member who has been identified as being on a sex offender registry to have access to its service to communicate with any member in this State, the provider shall clearly and conspicuously make a specified disclosure on any communication to a member in this State from the member who has been identified as having been on a sex offender registry, and on any web page that is seen by or transmitted to a member in this State that contains the personal information for the member who has been identified as having been on a sex offender registry and that is seen by or communicated to a member in this State. Provides for other disclosures. Provides language concerning the disclosures. Requires that an online dating service provider that conducts sex offender registrant searches post a safety awareness notification and provides required language for that notification. Provides that failure to comply with the disclosure requirements of the Act shall constitute an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that each failure to provide the required disclosure constitutes a separate violation. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Adds the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act to the list of Acts the knowing violation of which constitutes an unlawful practice.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/19/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham
  1/21/2010HouseFirst Reading
  1/21/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
  2/10/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
  2/11/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
  2/16/2010HouseAssigned to Computer Technology Committee
  2/18/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
  2/23/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
  3/4/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  3/4/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
  3/4/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
  3/4/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
  3/4/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  3/11/2010HouseMotion Do Pass - Lost Computer Technology Committee; 004-004-000
  3/11/2010HouseRemains in Computer Technology Committee
  3/15/2010HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/18/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  3/18/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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