104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2110
 
Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Mike Simmons
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new
    Creates the Paper Waste Reduction Act. Sets forth limits on the amount of junk mail a for-profit corporation, association, limited liability company, partnership, not-for-profit organization, or other legal entity shall send or cause to be sent to a person residing in the State. Provides that a violation of any of the provisions of the Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act making to make a conforming change.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Paper 
5Waste Reduction Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "junk mail" 
7means any printed matter sent by mail that is not sent at the 
8request of or with the express consent of the recipient for the 
9purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or 
10investment in, property, goods, or services or soliciting any 
11type of monetary donation or contribution.
 
12    Section 10. Limitations on unsolicited junk mail.
13    (a) A for-profit corporation, association, limited 
14liability company, partnership, or other legal entity shall 
15not send or cause to be sent junk mail to a person residing in 
16this State more than 2 times in a calendar year unless that 
17resident responds to the junk mail by contacting the sender or 
18affirmatively requests that the sender continues to send junk 
19mail to the person's address.
20    (b) A not-for-profit organization shall not send or cause 
21to be sent junk mail to a person residing in this State more 
22than 6 times in a calendar year unless that resident responds 
 
 
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1to the junk mail by contacting the sender or affirmatively 
2requests that the sender continues to send junk mail to the 
3person's address.
 
4    Section 15. Enforcement by the Attorney General. A 
5violation of any of the provisions of this Act is an unlawful 
6practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
7Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted 
8to the Attorney General by that Act shall be available to him 
9or her for the enforcement of this Act.
 
10    Section 90. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
11Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2HHHH as follows:
 
12    (815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new)
13    Sec. 2HHHH. Violations of the Paper Waste Reduction Act. A 
14person who violates the Paper Waste Reduction Act commits an 
15unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.