Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 4970 — INTERNET DATING DISCLOSURE ACT

Last action — Session Sine Die

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Creates the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act. Requires an online dating service provider offering services to residents of this State to disclose clearly and conspicuously, to any member who provides a billing address or a zip code in this State when registering with the provider, if the online dating service provider does not initiate a sex offender registrant search. Provides that if an online dating service provider conducts sex offender registry searches and the provider has a policy allowing a member who has been identified as being on a sex offender registry to have access to its service to communicate with any member in this State, the provider shall clearly and conspicuously make a specified disclosure on any communication to a member in this State from the member who has been identified as having been on a sex offender registry, and on any web page that is seen by or transmitted to a member in this State that contains the personal information for the member who has been identified as having been on a sex offender registry and that is seen by or communicated to a member in this State. Provides for other disclosures. Provides language concerning the disclosures. Requires that an online dating service provider that conducts sex offender registrant searches post a safety awareness notification and provides required language for that notification. Provides that failure to comply with the disclosure requirements of the Act shall constitute an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that each failure to provide the required disclosure constitutes a separate violation. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Adds the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act to the list of Acts the knowing violation of which constitutes an unlawful practice.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  4. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  5. Remains in Computer Technology Committee

  6. Motion Do Pass - Lost Computer Technology Committee; 004-004-000

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca

  14. Assigned to Computer Technology Committee

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente

  27. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  28. Referred to Rules Committee

  29. First Reading

  30. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham

Sponsors

  • Keith Farnham · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Keith Farnham

Not signed on (182)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4970 do?
Creates the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act. Requires an online dating service provider offering services to residents of this State to disclose clearly and conspicuously, to any member who provides a billing address or a zip code in this State when registering with the provider, if the online dating service provider does not initiate a sex offender registrant search. Provides that if an online dating service provider conducts sex offender registry searches and the provider has a policy allowing a member who has been identified as being on a sex offender registry to have access to its service to communicate with any member in this State, the provider shall clearly and conspicuously make a specified disclosure on any communication to a member in this State from the member who has been identified as having been on a sex offender registry, and on any web page that is seen by or transmitted to a member in this State that contains the personal information for the member who has been identified as having been on a sex offender registry and that is seen by or communicated to a member in this State. Provides for other disclosures. Provides language concerning the disclosures. Requires that an online dating service provider that conducts sex offender registrant searches post a safety awareness notification and provides required language for that notification. Provides that failure to comply with the disclosure requirements of the Act shall constitute an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that each failure to provide the required disclosure constitutes a separate violation. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Adds the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act to the list of Acts the knowing violation of which constitutes an unlawful practice.
Who sponsors HB 4970?
HB 4970 is sponsored by Keith Farnham.
What is the current status of HB 4970?
This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 4970?
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