BIPA-PROCEDURE-DAMAGES
Summary
Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Defines "electronic signature" as an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. Provides that "written release" includes an electronic signature. Provides that a private entity that more than once collects or discloses a person's biometric identifier or biometric information from the same person in violation of the Act has committed a single violation for which the aggrieved person is entitled to, at most, one recovery. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 11, 2024
Signed Aug 2, 2024
Floor votes · House May 16, 2024
How they voted
80–30
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 116
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic76
93% Yea
R
Republican40
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 2, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-030-000
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-005-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 046-013-000
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 006-003-000
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
P
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Jaime Andrade
DDemocratic
Co
Jen Gong-Gershowitz
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Edly-Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Willie Preston
DDemocratic
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