Bill Texts: IL SB3591 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Deletes language that a prevailing party may recover damages against a private entity that negligently violates the Act for each violation of the Act. Provides instead that a prevailing party may recover liquidated damages of $1,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, and that such damages for a negligent violation by a private entity shall be recovered only for a single collection of each aggrieved party's biometric identifier or biometric information.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3591 Detail]

Bill Drafts

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Introduced2020-02-13HTML/TextLinkView

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB3591

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