103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4439 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 177/105 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. LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4439 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 177/105 ILCS 177/15 rep. 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. LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4439 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 177/105 ILCS 177/15 rep. 5 ILCS 177/10 5 ILCS 177/15 rep. 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. LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b A BILL FOR HB4439LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b HB4439 LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b HB4439 LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b 1 AN ACT concerning government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Agency Web Site Act is amended by 5 changing Section 10 as follows: 6 (5 ILCS 177/10) 7 Sec. 10. Cookies and other invasive tracking programs. 8 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), State 9 agency Web sites may not use persistent permanent cookies or 10 any other invasive tracking programs that monitor and track 11 Web site viewing habits; however, a State agency Web site may 12 use transactional cookies that facilitate business 13 transactions. 14 (b) Persistent Permanent cookies used by State agency Web 15 sites may be exempt from the prohibition in subsection (a) if 16 they meet the following criteria: 17 (1) The use of persistent permanent cookies adds value 18 to the user otherwise not available; 19 (2) The persistent permanent cookies are not used to 20 monitor and track web site viewing habits unless all types 21 of information collected and the State's use of that 22 information add user value and are disclosed through a 23 comprehensive online privacy statement. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4439 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 177/105 ILCS 177/15 rep. 5 ILCS 177/10 5 ILCS 177/15 rep. 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. LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b A BILL FOR 5 ILCS 177/10 5 ILCS 177/15 rep. LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b HB4439 LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b HB4439- 2 -LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b HB4439 - 2 - LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b HB4439 - 2 - LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b 1 The Internet Privacy Task Force established under Section 15 2 shall define the exemption and limitations of this subsection 3 (b) in practice. 4 (Source: P.A. 93-117, eff. 1-1-04.) HB4439 - 2 - LRB103 35198 AWJ 65177 b