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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3686         </title>
<shortdesc>INTERNET PROTECTION FOR MINORS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.-William Davis-Kelly Burke-Camille Y. Lilly-Joe Sosnowski, Mary E. Flowers and Elaine Nekritz</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>815 ILCS 505/2RRR new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes it an unlawful business practice for operators of Internet websites, webpages, online services, online applications, social networking websites, or mobile applications directed at minors to not allow a minor to request and obtain removal of content or information posted by the minor or not allow the minor to remove the content or information themselves. Makes it an unlawful business practice for operators of Internet websites, webpages, online services, online applications, social networking websites, or mobile applications who have actual knowledge that a minor is using its Internet website, webpage, online service, online application, social networking website, or mobile application to not allow the minor to request and obtain removal of content or information posted by the minor or not allow the minor to remove the content or information themselves. Makes it an unlawful business practice to not inform minors that are registered users of the service that they may have content or information posted by them removed and provide instructions on how to remove or obtain removal of the content or information. Provides exceptions. Provides that the amendatory Act does not limit the authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain any content or information as required by law or court order. Provides that third parties may not be found in violation of the new provisions. Provides that operators of Internet websites, webpages, online services, online applications, social networking websites, or mobile applications are not required to seek age information about users.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>9/30/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>10/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>10/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>11/6/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>11/6/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke</action>
<statusdate>11/6/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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