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type: "Bill"
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title: "ELECTRONIC MAIL-RESTRICTION"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "HB 2972"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2972 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-02-24"
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last_action: "2003-07-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e61195c2-d087-4fbf-ab5b-a03af1c448e2"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2972&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5526&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "ec33ed6923aa0e6a7e6abe7b2f89464fba7f27036589020075a9bc13a4304c78"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2972 (93rd) — ELECTRONIC MAIL-RESTRICTION
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2972&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5526&DocNum=2972&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2972eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5526&DocNum=2972&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2972enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5526&DocNum=2972&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kathleen L. Wojcik — cosponsor (person)
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- Kevin Joyce — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce `filing`
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- **2003-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Computer Technology Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2003-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
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- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
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- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
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- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
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- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2003-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2003-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2003 `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
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- **2003-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
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- **2003-03-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
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- **2003-03-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
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- **2003-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-03** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-01** Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
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- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
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- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
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- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2004
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- **2003-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0199 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e61195c2-d087-4fbf-ab5b-a03af1c448e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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