MOFFITT-SCHOENBERG-CURRIE-HULTGREN-MATHIAS AND GARRETT. (HAWKINSON) New Act Creates the Illinois Electronic Mail Act. Provides that no person or entity conducting business in this State may send or cause to be sent any electronic mail message consisting of unsolicited advertising material for the lease, sale, rental, gift, offer, or other disposition of any realty, goods, services, or extension of credit if: a third party's Internet domain name is used without permission; any information in identifying the point of origin or the transmission path of the message is misrepresented; or the message contains false or misleading information in the subject line. Imposes various requirements upon any person or entity conducting business in this State who sends or causes to be sent unsolicited electronic mail messages documents consisting of unsolicited advertising material for the lease, sale, rental, gift, offer, or other disposition of any realty, goods, services, or extension of credit. Provides for various remedies for violations of the Act. Provides that violation of the Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/16D-2 from Ch. 38, par. 16D-2 720 ILCS 5/16D-3 from Ch. 38, par. 16D-3 815 ILCS 505/2Z from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Adds new provisions concerning transmission of unsolicited or misleading electronic mail. Imposes penalties for violations. Makes other changes. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that a violation of the Electronic Mail Act constitutes a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning computer tampering. Prohibits the falsification or forging of electronic mail information and the sale, distribution, or possession of software that facilitates the falsification of electronic mail transmission information. Imposes penalties for violations. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. In the definition of "unsolicited electronic mail advertisement", provides that the term applies if the initiator does not have a "prior or existing" (instead of "existing") business or personal relationship with the recipient and other conditions are met. Changes some references to "electronic mail advertisement" to references to "unsolicited electronic mail advertisement". 99-02-22 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-02-22 H FIRST READING 99-02-22 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMPUTER TECH 99-03-04 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HCOM 99-03-04 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-03-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MOFFITT 99-03-16 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MOFFITT 99-03-18 H RULES REFERS TO HCOM 99-03-18 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MOFFITT 99-03-19 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HCOM/008-000-000 99-03-19 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MOFFITT 99-03-19 H ADOPTED 99-03-19 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HULTGREN 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MATHIAS 99-03-22 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 111-000-000 99-03-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT 99-03-22 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-22 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-23 99-03-22 S CHIEF SPONSOR HAWKINSON 99-03-22 S FIRST READING 99-03-22 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-15 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 99-04-21 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOLARO 99-04-22 S POSTPONED 99-04-29 S POSTPONED 99-05-06 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE S 99-05-06 S ADOPTED 99-05-06 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 012-000-000 SEXC 99-05-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-07 99-05-07 S SECOND READING 99-05-07 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-11 99-05-12 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-001-000 99-05-12 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-12 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 99-05-13 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/MOFFITT 99-05-13 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-13 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 99-05-17 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01/HRUL 99-05-17 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/115-000-000 99-05-17 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-15 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-07-22 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-07-22 H EFFECTIVE DATE 00-01-01 99-07-22 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0233 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary