HB 3305 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

DOMAIN NAME GRACE PERIOD

Summary
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person who hosts or registers an Internet domain name to a person located in this State shall not sell or lease the Internet domain name to another person for a period of 5 years after the buyer or lessee ends his or her ownership or lease of the Internet domain name. Provides that a buyer or lessee who ends his or her ownership or lease agreement shall have the right to repurchase or renew the lease for the Internet domain name during the 5-year period for the cost the buyer or lessee would have owed to the host or registrar if the ownership or lease agreement had not ended. Provides that any person who violates these provisions commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2023 Last action Apr 12, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2023

How they voted

1110
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
Mar 22, 2023
D Democratic76
71 Yea 5
93% Yea
R Republican40
40 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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