House Sponsors: DART-PARKE-BROSNAHAN. Senate Sponsors: SILVERSTEIN Short description: FAX EMAIL COMMERCIAL SOLICIT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status