102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB0602

 

Introduced 2/24/2021, by Sen. Bill Cunningham

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
740 ILCS 14/10
740 ILCS 14/15
740 ILCS 14/25
740 ILCS 14/35 new

    Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Changes the definitions of "biometric identifier" and "written release". Defines "biometric lock", "biometric time clock", "electronic signature", "in writing", and "security purpose". Provides that if the biometric identifier or biometric information is collected or captured for the same repeated process, the private entity is only required to inform the subject or receive consent during the initial collection. Waives certain requirements for collecting, capturing, or otherwise obtaining a person's or a customer's biometric identifier or biometric information under certain circumstances relating to security purposes. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to: conflict with information captured by an alarm system installed by a licensed person; and apply to information captured by a biometric time clock or biometric lock that converts a person's biometric identifier to a mathematical representation. Provides that the Department of Labor shall provide on its website information for employers regarding the requirements of the Act. Effective immediately.


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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 Sections 10, 15, and 25 and by adding
6Section 35 as follows:
 
7    (740 ILCS 14/10)
8    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
9    "Biometric identifier" means a retina or iris scan,
10fingerprint, voiceprint, or scan of hand or face geometry.
11Biometric identifiers do not include writing samples, written
12signatures, photographs, human biological samples used for
13valid scientific testing or screening, demographic data,
14tattoo descriptions, or physical descriptions such as height,
15weight, hair color, or eye color. Biometric identifiers do not
16include donated organs, tissues, or parts as defined in the
17Illinois Anatomical Gift Act or blood or serum stored on
18behalf of recipients or potential recipients of living or
19cadaveric transplants and obtained or stored by a federally
20designated organ procurement agency. Biometric identifiers do
21not include biological materials regulated under the Genetic
22Information Privacy Act. Biometric identifiers do not include
23information captured from a patient in a health care setting

 

 

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1or information collected, used, or stored for health care
2treatment, payment, or operations under the federal Health
3Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
4Biometric identifiers do not include an X-ray, roentgen
5process, computed tomography, MRI, PET scan, mammography, or
6other image or film of the human anatomy used to diagnose,
7prognose, or treat an illness or other medical condition or to
8further validate scientific testing or screening. Biometric
9identifiers do not include information captured and converted
10to a mathematical representation, including, but not limited
11to, a numeric string or similar method that cannot be used to
12recreate the biometric identifier.
13    "Biometric information" means any information, regardless
14of how it is captured, converted, stored, or shared, based on
15an individual's biometric identifier used to identify an
16individual. Biometric information does not include information
17derived from items or procedures excluded under the definition
18of biometric identifiers.
19    "Biometric lock" means a device that is used to grant
20access to a person and converts the person's biometric
21identifier or biometric information to a mathematical
22representation, including, but not limited to, a numeric
23string or similar method that cannot be used to recreate the
24person's biometric identifier.
25    "Biometric time clock" means a device that is used for
26time management and converts a person's biometric identifier

 

 

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1or biometric information to a mathematical representation,
2including, but not limited to, a numeric string or similar
3method that cannot be used to recreate the person's biometric
4identifier.
5    "Confidential and sensitive information" means personal
6information that can be used to uniquely identify an
7individual or an individual's account or property. Examples of
8confidential and sensitive information include, but are not
9limited to, a genetic marker, genetic testing information, a
10unique identifier number to locate an account or property, an
11account number, a PIN number, a pass code, a driver's license
12number, or a social security number.
13    "Electronic signature" means a signature in electronic
14form attached to or logically associated with an electronic
15record.
16    "In writing" includes, but is not limited to, electronic
17communications or notices.
18    "Private entity" means any individual, partnership,
19corporation, limited liability company, association, or other
20group, however organized. A private entity does not include a
21State or local government agency. A private entity does not
22include any court of Illinois, a clerk of the court, or a judge
23or justice thereof.
24    "Security purpose" means for the purpose of preventing
25retail theft, fraud, or any other misappropriation or theft of
26a thing of value, including protecting property from trespass,

 

 

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1controlling access to property, or protecting any person from
2stalking, violence, or harassment, and including assisting a
3law enforcement investigation.
4    "Written release" means informed written consent or, in
5the context of employment, a release executed by an employee
6as a condition of employment. Written release includes
7electronic communications, and such a release or communication
8by electronic signature of the employee as provided under
9Section 5-120 of the Electronic Commerce Security Act.
10(Source: P.A. 95-994, eff. 10-3-08.)
 
11    (740 ILCS 14/15)
12    Sec. 15. Retention; collection; disclosure; destruction.
13    (a) A private entity in possession of biometric
14identifiers or biometric information must develop a written
15policy, made available to the public, establishing a retention
16schedule and guidelines for permanently destroying biometric
17identifiers and biometric information when the initial purpose
18for collecting or obtaining such identifiers or information
19has been satisfied or within 3 years of the individual's last
20interaction with the private entity, whichever occurs first.
21Absent a valid warrant or subpoena issued by a court of
22competent jurisdiction, a private entity in possession of
23biometric identifiers or biometric information must comply
24with its established retention schedule and destruction
25guidelines.

 

 

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1    (b) No private entity may collect, capture, purchase,
2receive through trade, or otherwise obtain a person's or a
3customer's biometric identifier or biometric information,
4unless it first:
5        (1) informs the subject or the subject's legally
6    authorized representative in writing that a biometric
7    identifier or biometric information is being collected or
8    stored;
9        (2) informs the subject or the subject's legally
10    authorized representative in writing of the specific
11    purpose and length of term for which a biometric
12    identifier or biometric information is being collected,
13    stored, and used; and
14        (3) receives a written release executed by the subject
15    of the biometric identifier or biometric information or
16    the subject's legally authorized representative.
17    (b-5) If the biometric identifier or biometric information
18is collected or captured for the same repeated process, the
19private entity is only required to inform the subject or
20receive consent pursuant paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
21subsection (b) during the initial collection.
22    (b-10) A private entity may collect, capture, or otherwise
23obtain a person's or a customer's biometric identifier or
24biometric information without satisfying the requirements of
25subsection (b) if:
26        (1) the private entity collects, captures, or

 

 

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1    otherwise obtains a person's or a customer's biometric
2    identifier or biometric information for a security
3    purpose;
4        (2) the private entity uses the biometric identifier
5    or information only for a security purpose;
6        (3) the private entity retains the biometric
7    identifier or information no longer than is reasonably
8    necessary to satisfy a security purpose; and
9        (4) the private entity documents a process and time
10    frame to delete any biometric information used for the
11    purposes identified in this subsection.
12    (c) No private entity in possession of a biometric
13identifier or biometric information may sell, lease, trade, or
14otherwise profit from a person's or a customer's biometric
15identifier or biometric information.
16    (d) No private entity in possession of a biometric
17identifier or biometric information may disclose, redisclose,
18or otherwise disseminate a person's or a customer's biometric
19identifier or biometric information unless:
20        (1) the subject of the biometric identifier or
21    biometric information or the subject's legally authorized
22    representative consents to the disclosure or redisclosure;
23        (2) the disclosure or redisclosure completes a
24    financial transaction requested or authorized by the
25    subject of the biometric identifier or the biometric
26    information or the subject's legally authorized

 

 

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1    representative;
2        (3) the disclosure or redisclosure is required by
3    State or federal law or municipal ordinance; or
4        (4) the disclosure is required pursuant to a valid
5    warrant or subpoena issued by a court of competent
6    jurisdiction.
7    (e) A private entity in possession of a biometric
8identifier or biometric information shall:
9        (1) store, transmit, and protect from disclosure all
10    biometric identifiers and biometric information using the
11    reasonable standard of care within the private entity's
12    industry; and
13        (2) store, transmit, and protect from disclosure all
14    biometric identifiers and biometric information in a
15    manner that is the same as or more protective than the
16    manner in which the private entity stores, transmits, and
17    protects other confidential and sensitive information.
18(Source: P.A. 95-994, eff. 10-3-08.)
 
19    (740 ILCS 14/25)
20    Sec. 25. Construction.
21    (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impact the
22admission or discovery of biometric identifiers and biometric
23information in any action of any kind in any court, or before
24any tribunal, board, agency, or person.
25    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict

 

 

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1with the X-Ray Retention Act, the federal Health Insurance
2Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the rules
3promulgated under either Act.
4    (c) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to apply in any
5manner to a financial institution or an affiliate of a
6financial institution that is subject to Title V of the
7federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and the rules
8promulgated thereunder.
9    (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict
10with the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
11Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and the rules
12promulgated thereunder or information captured by an alarm
13system as defined by that Act installed by a person licensed
14under that Act and the rules adopted thereunder.
15    (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to a
16contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a State agency or local
17unit of government when working for that State agency or local
18unit of government.
19    (f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to
20information captured by a biometric time clock or biometric
21lock that converts a person's biometric identifier to a
22mathematical representation, including, but not limited to, a
23numeric string or similar method that cannot be used to
24recreate the person's biometric identifier.
25(Source: P.A. 95-994, eff. 10-3-08.)
 

 

 

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1    (740 ILCS 14/35 new)
2    Sec. 35. Department of Labor website. The Department of
3Labor shall provide on its website information for employers
4regarding the requirements of this Act.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.