Bill Title: Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Defines "electronic signature" as an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. Provides that "written release" includes an electronic signature. Provides that a private entity that more than once collects or discloses a person's biometric identifier or biometric information from the same person in violation of the Act has committed a single violation for which the aggrieved person is entitled to, at most, one recovery. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-08 - Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate [SB2979 Detail]

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Engrossed	2024-04-11	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2024-01-31	HTML/Text	Link	View

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