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Bill ELECTRONIC MAIL-RESTRICTION 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 93rd HB 2972 Illinois HB 2972 (93rd)
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Illinois HB 2972 (93rd) — ELECTRONIC MAIL-RESTRICTION

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.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1150 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Kathleen L. Wojcik — cosponsor (person)
  • Kevin Joyce — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2003-02-24 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce filing
  • 2003-02-25 First Reading reading-1
  • 2003-02-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2003-02-26 Assigned to Computer Technology Committee referral-committee
  • 2003-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2003-03-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-001 committee-passage
  • 2003-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2003-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  • 2003-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
  • 2003-03-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2003-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2003-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
  • 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  • 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
  • 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  • 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
  • 2003-03-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2003-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2003-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2003-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2003-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
  • 2003-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  • 2003-03-24 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2003-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2003 reading-1
  • 2003-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
  • 2003-03-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
  • 2003-03-26 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
  • 2003-03-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
  • 2003-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
  • 2003-03-27 First Reading reading-1
  • 2003-03-27 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2003-04-03 Assigned to State Government referral-committee
  • 2003-05-01 Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
  • 2003-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2003-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
  • 2003-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
  • 2003-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  • 2003-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2003-05-13 Passed Both Houses
  • 2003-06-11 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2003-07-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2003-07-14 Effective Date January 1, 2004
  • 2003-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0199 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e61195c2-d087-4fbf-ab5b-a03af1c448e2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).