Bill Text: IL SB0047 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that a public entity or a public employee is not liable for injury caused by any unauthorized access to government records, data, or electronic information systems by any person or entity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-20 - Referred to Assignments [SB0047 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0047-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0047 Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Linda Holmes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
745 ILCS 10/2-107.5 new
745 ILCS 10/2-210.5 new
Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that a public entity or a public employee is not liable for injury caused by any unauthorized access to government records, data, or electronic information systems by any person or entity.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Local Governmental and Governmental
Employees Tort Immunity Act is amended by adding Sections
2-107.5 and 2-210.5 as follows:
(745 ILCS 10/2-107.5 new)
Sec. 2-107.5. Public entity liability for unauthorized
access to records, data, or electronic information systems. A
local public entity is not liable for injury caused by any
unauthorized access to government records, data, or electronic
information systems by any person or entity.
(745 ILCS 10/2-210.5 new)
Sec. 2-210.5. Public employee liability for unauthorized
access to records, data, or electronic information systems. A
public employee acting in the scope of his or her employment is
not liable for an injury caused by any unauthorized access to
government records, data, or electronic information systems by
any person or entity.