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SB2822 • 2026
DIGITAL PURCHASE DISCLOSURES
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DIGITAL PURCHASE DISCLOSURES
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary - Civil Committee ; Rep. Robyn Gabel
Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary ; 008-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary ; 009-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary ; 009-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Postponed - Judiciary
Postponed - Judiciary
Assigned to Judiciary
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
DIGITAL PURCHASE DISCLOSURES
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Full Text of SB2822 Home Legislation Full Text SB2822 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 Senate Amendment 003 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 Senate Amendment 003 Open PDF SB2822 Engrossed LRB104 16965 SPS 30379 b 1 AN ACT concerning business. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Digital Purchase Transparency Act. 6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 7 "Blockchain-based asset" means a digital good whose 8 ownership and access are verified through a decentralized 9 ledger technology and that cannot be unilaterally revoked or 10 altered by the seller after the transaction. 11 "Clear and conspicuous" means in a manner that clearly 12 calls attention to the language. "Clear and conspicuous" 13 includes using larger type than the surrounding text, using 14 contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text of 15 the same size, and setting off the surrounding text by using 16 symbols or other marks. 17 "Digital application or game" means an application or game 18 that a person accesses and manipulates using a specialized 19 electronic gaming device, computer, mobile device, tablet, or 20 other device with a display screen, including any add-ons or 21 additional content for that application or game. 22 "Digital audio work" means a work that results from the 23 fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds that SB2822 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 16965 SPS 30379 b 1 are transferred electronically, including prerecorded or live 2 songs, music, oral readings of books or other written 3 materials, speeches, ringtones, and other sound recordings. 4 "Digital audiovisual work" means a series of related 5 images and accompanying sounds that, when shown in succession, 6 impart an impression of motion, including motion pictures, 7 musicals, videos, news and entertainment programs, and live 8 events. 9 "Digital book" means a work that is generally recognized, 10 in the ordinary and usual sense, as a book of fiction or 11 nonfiction and that is transferred electronically. 12 "Digital code" means a code that provides the person who 13 holds the code a right to obtain an additional digital good or 14 a digital audiovisual work, digital audio work, or digital 15 book that may be obtained by any means, including tangible 16 forms and electronic mail, regardless of whether the code is 17 designated as song code, video code, or book code. "Digital 18 code" includes: (i) codes that are used to access or obtain any 19 specified digital goods or any additional digital goods that 20 have been previously purchased; and (ii) promotion cards or 21 codes that are purchased by a retailer or other business 22 entity for use by the retailer's or entity's customers. 23 "Digital good" includes, whether electronically or 24 digitally delivered or accessed, a digital audiovisual work, 25 digital audio work, digital book, digital code, or digital 26 application or game. "Digital good" does not include a cable SB2822 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 16965 SPS 30379 b 1 television service; satellite relay television service; 2 Internet access service; telecommunications service; or any 3 other distribution of television, video, radio, Internet, or 4 telecommunications service. "Digital good" also does not 5 include any service that is clearly and conspicuously 6 identified at the point of sale as being a monthly 7 subscription service. 8 Section 10. Required disclosures. 9 (a) It is unlawful for a seller of a digital good to offer 10 for sale or advertise a digital good to a consumer using the 11 terms "buy" or "purchase" or any other term that a reasonable 12 person would understand to confer an ownership interest in 13 that digital good unless either: 14 (1) at the time of each transaction, the seller: 15 (A) provides to the consumer a complete list of 16 restrictions and conditions for the license, including 17 any circumstances under which access may be revoked; 18 and 19 (B) receives an affirmative acknowledgment from 20 the consumer that the consumer received from the 21 seller: 22 (i) a license to access the digital good; and 23 (ii) a notice that the seller may unilaterally 24 revoke access to the digital good if the seller no 25 longer holds the right to the digital good; or SB2822 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 16965 SPS 30379 b 1 (2) before executing each transaction, the seller 2 provides to the consumer a clear and conspicuous statement 3 that: (i) states in plain language that buying or 4 purchasing a digital good is a license; and (ii) includes 5 a hyperlink, quick response code, URL, or other similar 6 method to access the terms and conditions of the license. 7 Any affirmative acknowledgment from the consumer or clear 8 and conspicuous statement required under this subsection shall 9 be distinct and separate from any other terms and conditions 10 of the transaction. 11 (b) This Section does not require a person to download a 12 digital good or prohibit a person from storing a digital good 13 on a server for access through the Internet. 14 Section 15. Limitations. This Act does not apply to: 15 (1) a subscription-based service that advertises or 16 offers for sale access to any digital good solely for the 17 duration of the subscription; 18 (2) a digital good that is advertised or offered to a 19 person without monetary consideration; 20 (3) a digital good that is advertised or offered to a 21 person and that the seller cannot revoke access to after 22 the transaction, including making the digital good 23 available at the time of purchase for permanent offline 24 download to an external storage source to be used without 25 a connection to the Internet; SB2822 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 16965 SPS 30379 b 1 (4) a blockchain-based asset, including a non-fungible 2 token, where ownership is decentralized and not subject to 3 unilateral revocation by the seller; 4 (5) an educational or noncommercial digital good that 5 is provided by a public library, educational institution, 6 or open-source platform; or 7 (6) content owners or licensors whose digital goods 8 are sold by a third party. 9 Section 20. Enforcement. A violation of any of the 10 provisions of this Act is an unlawful practice under the 11 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All 12 remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney 13 General by that Act shall be available to the Attorney General 14 for the enforcement of this Act. 15 Section 90. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 16 Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MMMM as follows: 17 (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new) 18 Sec. 2MMMM. Violations of the Digital Purchase 19 Transparency Act. Any person who violates the Digital Purchase 20 Transparency Act commits an unlawful practice within the 21 meaning of this Act. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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