House Sponsors: MOFFITT-SCHOENBERG-CURRIE-HULTGREN-MATHIAS AND GARRETT. Senate Sponsors: HAWKINSON Short description: ELECTRONIC MAIL ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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". Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0233 Last action date: 99-07-22 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status