Biometric Information Privacy Act

Hundreds of bills pass last week, including changes to Illinois' biometric data privacy law

May 20, 2024 | By HANNAH MEISEL, COLE LONGCOR and ALEX ABEDDUTO, Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers passed more than 200 bills this week ahead of their scheduled May 24 adjournment. Many of the measures will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker, including a bill that changes how damages accrue under Illinois’ first-in-the-nation biometric data privacy law. The Illinois House on Thursday approved Senate Bill 2979 with several Republicans joining supermajority…

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Illinois Democratic leaders poised to revisit Biometric Information Privacy Act after court rulings

February 4, 2024 | By HANNAH MEISEL, Capitol News Illinois

Nearly a year ago, the Illinois Supreme Court asked the General Assembly to clarify a 15-year-old law that’s led to hundreds of lawsuits and several high-dollar settlements with companies alleged to have illegally collected Illinoisans’ biometric data. Now, Democratic leaders in the legislature appear ready to revive talks to reform the state’s Biometric Information Privacy…

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