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 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0769
[SB2979 Detail]
Bill Drafts
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| Chaptered | 2024-08-02 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Enrolled | 2024-05-16 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Engrossed | 2024-04-11 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2024-01-31 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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