Illinois House Bill 5497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Geolocation Privacy Protection Act. Provides that a private entity that owns, operates, or controls a location-based application on a user's device may not disclose geolocation information from a location-based application to a third party unless the private entity first receives the user's affirmative express consent after providing a specified notice to the user. Sets forth the purposes for which disclosure may be made. Provides that a violation of the Act constitutes an unlawful practice for which the Attorney General may take appropriate action under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the Act does not modify, limit, or supersede the operation of any other Illinois law or prevent a party from otherwise seeking relief under the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that waiver of the provisions of the Act is void and unenforceable and an agreement that does not comply with the Act is void and unenforceable. Providers that the Act does not apply to certain entities.

GEOLOCATION PRIVACY PROTECTION

Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Gregory Harris [D]	Rep. Delia Ramirez [D]
Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Sen. John Connor [D]	Rep. Daniel Didech [D]	Rep. Yehiel Kalish [D]
Rep. Jonathan Pizer [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D]	Sen. Diane Pappas [D]	Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-12	House	Assigned to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
2020-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2020-03-04	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
2020-03-04	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
2020-03-04	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5497&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB5497.htm