Illinois · Senate Bill 173 · 103rd General Assembly

WORKPLACE PRIVACY-MONITORING

SB 173 Sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer who engages in any type of electronic monitoring of its employees shall give each employee who may be affected prior written notice of the types of electronic monitoring that may be used by the employer. Requires written notice to be given to an employee upon hiring or before an employer uses electronic monitoring equipment on the employer's…

Read the full title (212 words)

Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer who engages in any type of electronic monitoring of its employees shall give each employee who may be affected prior written notice of the types of electronic monitoring that may be used by the employer. Requires written notice to be given to an employee upon hiring or before an employer uses electronic monitoring equipment on the employer's premises. Requires the written notice to be acknowledged by the employee either in writing or electronically. Provides that when an employer has reasonable grounds to believe that an employee is engaged in conduct that either violates the law, violates the legal rights of the employer or the employer's other employees, or creates a hostile workplace environment, and electronic monitoring may produce evidence of this misconduct, the employer may conduct electronic monitoring without giving the required notice. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not apply to processes that are designed to manage the type or volume of incoming or outgoing electronic mail, telephone voicemail, or Internet usage that are not designed or intended to monitor or intercept the electronic mail, telephone voicemail, or Internet usage of a particular employee and that are performed solely for the purpose of computer system maintenance or protection.

Every action

18 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  5. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  6. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Privacy · Senate Privacy
  9. CommitteeTo Subcommittee on Privacy · Senate Privacy
  10. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
  1. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
  2. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  3. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeRe-assigned to Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  6. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.