DART-PARKE-BROSNAHAN. (SILVERSTEIN) New Act 815 ILCS 505/2Z from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z Creates the Facsimile and Electronic Mail Commercial Solicitation Act and amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Prohibits a person conducting business in this State from faxing unsolicited advertising material or transmitting unsolicited advertising by electronic mail unless certain conditions are satisfied. Provides that violation is a Class C misdemeanor and constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. The above provisions become inoperative if federal law on this subject is enacted. Prohibits a registered user of an electronic mail service provider from using or causing to be used the provider's equipment located in this State in violation of the provider's policy prohibiting or restricting the use of its equipment for the initiation of unsolicited electronic mail advertisements. Prohibits an individual, corporation, or other entity from using or causing to be used, by initiating an unsolicited electronic mail advertisement, an electronic mail service provider's equipment located in this State in violation of the provider's policy prohibiting or restricting the use of its equipment to deliver unsolicited electronic mail advertisements to its registered users. Provides that an electronic mail service provider whose policy is violated may bring a civil action to recover damages. Provides that violation constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. FISCAL NOTE (Illinois State Police) There would be minimal fiscal impact on the State Police. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Departmentt of Corrections) This legislation would have no fiscal or population impact. FISCAL NOTE (Attorney General) No fiscal impact; additional duties would be absorbed by existing resources. 99-02-22 H FIRST READING 99-02-22 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMPUTER TECH 99-03-04 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HCOM 99-03-04 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-04 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR PARKE 99-03-08 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-08 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED 99-03-08 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BROSNAHAN 99-03-19 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 118-000-000 99-03-22 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-22 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-23 99-04-21 S CHIEF SPONSOR SILVERSTEIN 99-04-21 S FIRST READING 99-04-21 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary