Date	Chamber	Action
8/16/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0501

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

820 ILCS 55/10

from Ch. 48, par. 2860

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that the restriction on an employer's request for information concerning an employee's social networking profile or website applies to only the employee's personal account. Defines terms. Provides that employers are not prohibited from complying with the rules of self-regulatory organizations.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that, provided the password, account information, or access sought by the employer relates to a professional account relating to a social networking website and not a personal account, nothing in the provisions otherwise prohibiting an employer from requesting or requiring an employee or prospective employee to provide any password or other related account information in order to gain access to the employee's or prospective employee's account or profile on a social networking website shall prohibit or restrict an employer from complying with a duty to screen employees or applicants prior to hiring or to monitor or retain employee communications as required under Illinois insurance laws or federal law or by a self-regulatory organization as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Defines "professional account" and "personal account".

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
2/15/2013	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/5/2013	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/13/2013	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
3/13/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013
4/15/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
4/15/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/17/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
4/17/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
4/18/2013	Senate	Second Reading
4/18/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Radogno
4/18/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2013
4/23/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000
4/24/2013	House	Arrived in House
4/24/2013	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
4/29/2013	House	First Reading
4/29/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/29/2013	House	Assigned to Judiciary
5/1/2013	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frank J. Mautino
5/8/2013	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
5/8/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/9/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/9/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2013	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
5/15/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin
5/15/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/21/2013	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-002
5/21/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
5/21/2013	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/19/2013	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/16/2013	Senate	Governor Approved
8/16/2013	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2014
8/16/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0501

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