UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL House SponsorsRep. Carolyn H. Krause-Patricia R. Bellock-Elizabeth Coulson and Patrick Verschoore 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die New Act815 ILCS 505/2Zfrom Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z815 ILCS 511/Act rep. Creates the Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act. Prohibits sending unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisements from Illinois or to an Illinois electronic mail address. Provides that if the above provisions or their application are held invalid, these alternative provisions become operative: the sender of an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement shall maintain a functioning return e-mail address for requests not to receive further advertisements and the advertisement shall include a specified notification regarding making such a request; a person may not initiate transmission of an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement either from Illinois or to an Illinois e-mail address as specified; the subject line of a commercial e-mail advertisement shall include specified text; and no person may sell or provide a list of e-mail addresses to be used to initiate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisements from Illinois or to an Illinois e-mail address. Authorizes the recipient of a commercial e-mail advertisement transmitted in violation of the Act to bring an action to recover the greater of actual damages or $500 per individual violation, and costs and attorney's fees. Authorize the court to increase the award if the violation was willful or knowing. Contains applicability provisions. Makes violation a Class C misdemeanor and an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (and amends that Act accordingly). 2/26/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause 2/26/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/26/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/27/2003HouseAssigned to Computer Technology Committee 3/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 3/6/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 008-000-000 3/6/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause 3/26/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/31/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 3/31/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 4/2/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore 4/4/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die