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IL HB4588

Bill

Status

Failed

1/8/2013

Primary Sponsor

William Cunningham

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to require yellow pages phone book distributors to establish and maintain opt-out registries.

  • Registries must provide accessible mechanisms for residents and businesses to register through mail, telephone, email, and online to decline yellow pages deliveries.

  • Distributors must not deliver yellow pages to addresses registered with the opt-out registry more than 30 days before the delivery date.

  • Distributors must display opt-out contact information (phone number, website, mailing address) prominently on phone book covers and on their websites.

  • Failure to comply with opt-out registry requirements constitutes an unlawful practice, and the Attorney General may promulgate reasonable rules for enforcement.

Legislative Description

YELLOW PAGES OPT-OUT REGISTRY

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/8/2013

Committee Referrals

Rules3/9/2012
Consumer Protection2/7/2012
Rules2/1/2012

Full Bill Text

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