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HB 2972 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

ELECTRONIC MAIL-RESTRICTION

Summary
Amends the Electronic Mail Act. Requires an initiator of an unsolicited e-mail advertisement to establish a toll-free telephone number or return e-mail address that the recipient of the advertisement may call or e-mail to notify the sender not to e-mail any further unsolicited e-mail advertisements. Prohibits an initiator of an unsolicited e-mail advertisement from selling or transferring the e-mail address of a person who given notice that he or she does not want to receive any further unsolicited e-mail advertisements. Provides that each unsolicited e-mail advertisement's subject line shall include "ADV:" as the first 4 characters and each adult-oriented unsolicited e-mail advertisement's subject line shall include "ADV:ADLT" as the first 8 characters.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Mar 24, 2003 Signed Jul 14, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2003 · House Mar 21, 2003

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
May 13, 2003
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jul 14, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000
upper
Apr 3, 2003
Committee
Assigned to State Government
upper
Mar 27, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 24, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 21, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-2)
house
Mar 6, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-001
lower
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Computer Technology Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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