Bill Text: IL SB2842 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Agency Web Site Act. Provides that State agency web sites may not use persistent (instead of permanent) cookies or other tracking software except in specific circumstances. Repeals provisions establishing the Internet Privacy Task Force. Makes conforming changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB2842 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2842-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2842 Introduced 1/19/2024, by Sen. Willie Preston SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 177/10
5 ILCS 177/15 rep.
Amends the State Agency Web Site Act. Provides that State agency web sites may not use persistent (instead of permanent) cookies or other tracking software except in specific circumstances. Repeals provisions establishing the Internet Privacy Task Force. Makes conforming changes.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Agency Web Site Act is amended by
changing Section 10 as follows:
(5 ILCS 177/10)
Sec. 10. Cookies and other invasive tracking programs.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), State
agency Web sites may not use persistent permanent cookies or
any other invasive tracking programs that monitor and track
Web site viewing habits; however, a State agency Web site may
use transactional cookies that facilitate business
transactions.
(b) Persistent Permanent cookies used by State agency Web
sites may be exempt from the prohibition in subsection (a) if
they meet the following criteria:
(1) The use of persistent permanent cookies adds value
to the user otherwise not available;
(2) The persistent permanent cookies are not used to
monitor and track web site viewing habits unless all types
of information collected and the State's use of that
information add user value and are disclosed through a
comprehensive online privacy statement.

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The Internet Privacy Task Force established under Section 15
shall define the exemption and limitations of this subsection
(b) in practice.
(Source: P.A. 93-117, eff. 1-1-04.)