Illinois House Bill 4973 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Human Resources Employee Safety and Privacy Act. Provides that government agencies and persons, businesses, and associations shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a human resources employee's personal information, provided that the government agency, person, business, or association has received a written request from the person that it refrain from disclosing the person's personal information. Provides injunctive or declaratory relief if the Act is violated. Includes procedures for a written request. Provides that it is a Class 3 felony for any person to knowingly publicly post on the Internet the personal information of a human resource employee or a human resources employee's immediate family under specified circumstances. Excludes criminal penalties for employees of government agencies who publish information in good faith during the ordinary course of carrying out public functions. Provides that the Act and any rules adopted to implement the Act shall be construed broadly to favor the protection of the personal information of human resources employees. Amends various Acts to allow a human resources employee to list a business address rather than a home address and make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

HUMAN RESOURCE EMPLOYEE SAFETY

Rep. Ryan Spain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-12	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-13	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	10-10.3	New Code	See Bill Text
15	335	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
15	335	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	7	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	3-405	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-106	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-110	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4973&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4973.htm