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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0593 Introduced 2/8/2021, by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 745 ILCS 10/2-107.5 new | | 745 ILCS 10/2-210.5 new | |
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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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| | HB0593 | | LRB102 02707 LNS 12710 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Local Governmental and Governmental |
| 5 | | Employees Tort
Immunity Act is amended by adding Sections |
| 6 | | 2-107.5 and 2-210.5 as follows:
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| 7 | | (745 ILCS 10/2-107.5 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2-107.5. Public entity liability for unauthorized |
| 9 | | access to records, data, or electronic information systems. A |
| 10 | | local public entity is not liable for injury caused by any |
| 11 | | unauthorized access to government records, data, or electronic |
| 12 | | information systems by any person or entity.
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| 13 | | (745 ILCS 10/2-210.5 new) |
| 14 | | Sec. 2-210.5. Public employee liability for unauthorized |
| 15 | | access to records, data, or electronic information systems. A |
| 16 | | public employee acting in the scope of his or her employment is |
| 17 | | not liable for an injury caused by any unauthorized access to |
| 18 | | government records, data, or electronic information systems by |
| 19 | | any person or entity.
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