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
111–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
Mar 22, 2023
D
Democratic76
93% Yea
R
Republican40
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
Sponsors
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