House Sponsors: FRANKS-GRANBERG-FEIGENHOLTZ-GARRETT-FORBY, FOWLER, MAY, DAVIS,MONIQUE, REITZ, SCHOENBERG, ERWIN, COLLINS, O'BRIEN, SCULLY, HAMOS, SMITH,MICHAEL, BROSNAHAN, DELGADO, SOTO, MCCARTHY, MILLER, KENNER, BRADLEY, YOUNGE, DART, LYONS,JOSEPH, HOFFMAN AND CURRY,JULIE. Senate Sponsors: MOLARO Short description: PROHIBIT SALE PERSONAL INFO Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Privacy Protection Act. Prohibits a constitutional officer or a State agency under a constitutional officer from selling personal information regarding Illinois citizens for commercial solicitation purposes without the written consent of each person whose information will be sold. Requires purchasers of that information to enter into an agreement disclosing the intended commercial use of the purchase. In addition to any other fees required by law, requires a State agency to charge the purchaser of information a fee that represents the commercial value of the information, even if that fee significantly exceeds the reasonable costs of copying and providing the information. Defines "commercial solicitation purposes". Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits the Secretary of State from selling driver, vehicle, and title information for commercial solicitation purposes without the written consent of each person whose information will be sold. Requires purchasers of driver, vehicle, and title information to enter into an agreement disclosing the intended commercial use of the information. Deletes a provision allowing persons to request that their personally identifiable information not be used for commercial solicitation purposes. Provides that the Secretary of State may not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person or entity personal information about any individual in connection with a motor vehicle record, except with the written consent of the individual or as permitted by certain provisions of the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994. FISCAL NOTE (State Treasurer) HB 211 will have no impact on the State Treasurer's Office. FISCAL NOTE (Attorney General) HB 211 will have no impact on the Attorney General's Office. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Central Management Services) HB 211 will have minimal fiscal impact on the Department. FISCAL NOTE (Secretary of State) HB 211 will have no impact on the Secretary of State's Office. JUDICIAL NOTE (Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts) HB 211 would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) In the opinion of the DCCA, HB 211 does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status