93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4171

 

Introduced 1/22/2004, by Ruth Munson

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 500/25-65 new

    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that electronic mail service provided under State contracts must be provided reasonably free of unsolicited electronic mail advertisements (sometimes known as "spam").


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning procurement.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5 adding Section 25-65 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 500/25-65 new)
7     Sec. 25-65. Electronic mail service; spam free. Electronic
8 mail service provided under State contracts awarded on or after
9 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
10 Assembly must be provided reasonably free of unsolicited
11 electronic mail advertisements (sometimes known as "spam").
12 The electronic mail service provider is responsible for using
13 software filters or other means to accomplish the requirements
14 of this Section. In this Section, the terms "electronic mail
15 service", "electronic mail service provider", and "unsolicited
16 electronic mail advertisement" have the same meanings as those
17 terms are defined in the Electronic Mail Act (815 ILCS 511/).