HB0252 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 03577 LCT 23583 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0252

Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 505/2ZZ new

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes it an unlawful business practice for any person to license, transfer, use, or sell information concerning a valid email address that was obtained because the owner of the email address has indicated that he or she no longer wants to receive email from that sender.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning business.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2ZZ as follows:

(815 ILCS 505/2ZZ new)

Sec. 2ZZ. Sale of email addresses. It is an unlawful practice under this Act for any person to license, transfer, use, or sell information concerning a valid email address that was obtained because the owner of the email address has indicated that he or she no longer wants to receive email from that sender.