104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2593

 

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
740 ILCS 14/25

    Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to apply to companies registered with the Department of Transportation to conduct testing of autonomous vehicles.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Biometric Information Privacy Act is
5amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (740 ILCS 14/25)
7    Sec. 25. Construction.
8    (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impact the
9admission or discovery of biometric identifiers and biometric
10information in any action of any kind in any court, or before
11any tribunal, board, agency, or person.
12    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict
13with the X-Ray Retention Act, the federal Health Insurance
14Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the rules
15promulgated under either Act.
16    (c) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to apply in any
17manner to a financial institution or an affiliate of a
18financial institution that is subject to Title V of the
19federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and the rules
20promulgated thereunder.
21    (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict
22with the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
23Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and the rules

 

 

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1promulgated thereunder.
2    (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to a
3contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a State agency or local
4unit of government when working for that State agency or local
5unit of government.
6    (f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to
7companies registered with the Department of Transportation to
8conduct testing of autonomous vehicles.
9(Source: P.A. 95-994, eff. 10-3-08.)