Bill Text: IL SB3053 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be deemed to apply to a private entity collecting, storing, or transmitting biometric information if: (i) the biometric information is used exclusively for employment, human resources, fraud prevention, or security purposes; (ii) the private entity does not sell, lease, trade, or similarly profit from the biometric identifier or biometric information collected; or (iii) the private entity stores, transmits, and protects the biometric identifiers and biometric information in a manner that is the same as or more protective than the manner in which the private entity stores, transmits, and protects other confidential and sensitive information.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB3053 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB3053-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB3053 Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
740 ILCS 14/25
Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be deemed to apply to a private entity collecting, storing, or transmitting biometric information if: (i) the biometric information is used exclusively for employment, human resources, fraud prevention, or security purposes; (ii) the private entity does not sell, lease, trade, or similarly profit from the biometric identifier or biometric information collected; or (iii) the private entity stores, transmits, and protects the biometric identifiers and biometric information in a manner that is the same as or more protective than the manner in which the private entity stores, transmits, and protects other confidential and sensitive information.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Biometric Information Privacy Act is amended
by changing Section 25 as follows:
(740 ILCS 14/25)
Sec. 25. Construction.
(a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impact the
admission or discovery of biometric identifiers and biometric
information in any action of any kind in any court, or before
any tribunal, board, agency, or person.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict with
the X-Ray Retention Act, the federal Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the rules
promulgated under either Act.
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to apply in any
manner to a financial institution or an affiliate of a
financial institution that is subject to Title V of the federal
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and the rules promulgated
thereunder.
(d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict with
the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and the rules

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promulgated thereunder.
(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to a
contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a State agency or local
unit of government when working for that State agency or local
unit of government.
(f) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to apply to a
private entity collecting, storing, or transmitting biometric
information if: (i) the biometric information is used
exclusively for employment, human resources, fraud prevention,
or security purposes; (ii) the private entity does not sell,
lease, trade, or similarly profit from the biometric identifier
or biometric information collected; or (iii) the private entity
stores, transmits, and protects the biometric identifiers and
biometric information in a manner that is the same as or more
protective than the manner in which the private entity stores,
transmits, and protects other confidential and sensitive
information.
(Source: P.A. 95-994, eff. 10-3-08.)