House Sponsors: RUTHERFORD-CURRIE-BLACK-RYDER-FLOWERS, COULSON, RIGHTER, KOSEL, POE, BOST, LAWFER, KLINGLER, MYERS, SCULLY, CROTTY, BROSNAHAN, RONEN, DAVIS,STEVE, REITZ, ACKERMAN, MCCARTHY, MCAULIFFE, GASH, BRADLEY, BIGGERT, LYONS,JOSEPH, CURRY,JULIE, FANTIN, SMITH,MICHAEL, TURNER,JOHN, NOLAND, JOHNSON,TOM, WINKEL, WIRSING, WOOD, MOORE,ANDREA, PANKAU, WINTERS, SKINNER, HOEFT, MULLIGAN, CROSS, STEPHENS, ZICKUS, MEYER, KRAUSE, HASSERT, COWLISHAW, MCKEON, WOJCIK, SCOTT, STROGER, PUGH, ACEVEDO, PERSICO, SAVIANO, BROWN, WAIT, TENHOUSE, MAUTINO, LINDNER, DANIELS, LOPEZ, MURPHY, JONES,LOU, MITCHELL, PARKE, BRADY, KUBIK, MOFFITT, SCHOENBERG AND JONES,SHIRLEY. Senate Sponsors: KARPIEL-PARKER Short description: PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Privacy Protection Act. Provides that no Constitutional officer, nor any of the State agencies under the jurisdiction of a Constitutional officer, may sell information regarding Illinois citizens to any entity for commercial solicitation purposes. Provides that a commercial purchaser of a State database shall enter into an agreement with the State agency that includes disclosure of the commercial use of the intended purchase. Creates penalties. Provides that the Act does not apply to the sale of information by a public institution of higher education. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that commercial purchasers of title record databases shall enter into a written agreement with the Secretary of State that includes disclosure of the commercial use of the intended purchase. Provides that commercial purchasers must agree that they shall not use driver, vehicle, and title record databases for commercial solicitation purposes or for criminal purposes and provides for a penalty. Removes the provision that allows persons to request that their personally identifiable information not be used for commercial solicitation purposes. Provides that the Secretary shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person or entity personal information about any individual in connection with a motor vehicle record, except as permitted under certain provisions of the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status