BIPA-SECURITY PURPOSES
- Introduced May 24, 2023
- In committee Oct 18, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Defines "security purpose" as a purpose to ensure that (i) a person accessing an online product or service is who the person claims to be or (ii) a person identified as a safety concern or as a person violating the terms of use or service of the online product or service can be kept off of or denied access to the product or service. Provides that no private entity in…
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Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Defines "security purpose" as a purpose to ensure that (i) a person accessing an online product or service is who the person claims to be or (ii) a person identified as a safety concern or as a person violating the terms of use or service of the online product or service can be kept off of or denied access to the product or service. Provides that no private entity in possession of a biometric identifier or biometric information may disclose, redisclose, or otherwise disseminate a person's or customer's biometric identifier or biometric information unless it is done in furtherance of a security purpose. Provides that a private entity is not required to comply with the 3-year retention limitation of biometric identifiers or biometric information if the biometric identifiers or biometric information are being collected for a security purpose.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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La Shawn K. FordD Primary sponsor · District 8
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.