Illinois House Bill 1764 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Changes the definition of "written release" to include electronic consents and releases. Provides that the Attorney General has the sole authority to enforce the Act. Provides that an action may be brought to enforce the Act only if a violation of the Act causes actual harm. Exempts an employer from the Act if the employer is using biometric identifiers and biometric information for specified purposes. Repeals a provision providing for a private right of action. Effective immediately.

BIPA-LIMIT ON ACTIONS

Rep. Keith Wheeler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-23	House	To Civil Procedure & Tort Liability Subcommittee
2021-03-23	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2021-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
2021-03-09	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2021-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-17	House	First Reading
2021-02-11	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
740	14	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	14	20	Repealed Code	Citation Text
740	14	35	New Code	See Bill Text
740	14	40	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1764&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB1764.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB1764ham001.htm