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 Bill Status of HB3651  99th General Assembly


Short Description:  BAN UNSOLICITED TEXT MESSAGES

House Sponsors
Rep. Carol Ammons - Arthur Turner, Daniel V. Beiser and Sue Scherer

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
815 ILCS 511/5
815 ILCS 511/10


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Electronic Mail Act. Provides that restrictions concerning the sending of unsolicited or misleading electronic mail messages apply also to text messages. Defines "text message" as a message sent to a cellular telephone or pager equipped with short message service or any similar capability, whether the message is initiated as a short message service message or as an electronic mail message. Makes corresponding changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/26/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
  2/26/2015HouseFirst Reading
  2/26/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/10/2015HouseAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee
  3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/31/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  4/14/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
  7/15/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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