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SB 611 Illinois Senate · 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 vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Vetoed
Nov 2003
Introduced Mar 20, 2003 Vetoed Nov 6, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2003 · House May 14, 2003

How they voted

41–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 45
Mar 20, 2003
D Democratic25
22 Yea 3
88% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Nov 6, 2003
Vetoed
Total Veto Stands
upper
Oct 23, 2003
Vetoed
Placed Calendar Total Veto November 4, 2003
upper
Jul 30, 2003
Vetoed
Governor Vetoed
upper
May 14, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 1, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Computer Technology Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 20, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-4)
senate
Mar 6, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.