HB 4599

  • Illinois House Bill
  • 102nd Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Digital Distribution Platforms

Abstract

Creates the Freedom to Subscribe Directly Act. Provides that a provider of a digital application distribution platform for which cumulative downloads of software applications from the digital application distribution platform to Illinois users exceed 1,000,000 downloads in the previous or current calendar year may not: (i) require a software application developer that is domiciled in the State to use a particular in-application payment system as the exclusive mode of accepting payments from a user for software application downloads or digital purchases; (ii) require use of a particular in-application payment system for accepting payments from Illinois users to download a software application or purchase a digital or physical copy; or (iii) retaliate against a developer that is domiciled in the State or an Illinois user for using an in-application payment system or digital application distribution platform that is not owned by, operated by, or affiliated with the provider. Exempts special-purpose digital application distribution platforms from the Act. Provides that the Attorney General may receive complaints and investigate violations of the Act. Provides that any person aggrieved by a violation of the Act may commence a civil action. Defines terms.

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Jan 10, 2023

House

Session Sine Die

Feb 24, 2022

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

Feb 22, 2022

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

Feb 18, 2022

House

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

House

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Feb 08, 2022

House

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee

Feb 02, 2022

House

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

House

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.

Feb 01, 2022

House

Assigned to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee

Jan 24, 2022

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

Jan 21, 2022

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

House

Referred to Rules Committee

House

First Reading

Jan 18, 2022

House

Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.

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House Amendment 001 HTML PDF

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