Illinois House Bill 5521

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-09 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Illinois Biometric Surveillance Act. Provides that law enforcement agencies may not obtain, retain, possess, access, request, use, or enter into an agreement with a third party, State or local government agency, or federal agency to obtain, retain, possess, access request, or use a biometric identification system. Provides a private right of action and for enforcement by the Attorney General. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that the Secretary of State may not provide facial recognition search services except for verification of an individual's identity when issuing a mobile driver's license or identification card.

BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE ACT

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Rep. Kevin Olickal [D]

Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]

Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2026-04-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2026-03-18	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2026-02-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-13	House	First Reading
2026-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	335	11	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-110.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5521&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=208842&DocName=10400HB5521&DocNum=5521&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=167496&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=