103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1230 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 740 ILCS 14/25 Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to apply to any health care employer that (1) hires an employee under the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the employee has submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, (2) uses and stores biometric information or biometric identifiers exclusively for employment, human resources, compliance, payroll, identification, authentication, safety, security, or fraud prevention purposes, (3) does not sell, lease, or trade the biometric information or biometric identifiers collected, and (4) maintains and follows a documented process to delete any biometric information or biometric identifier. LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1230 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 740 ILCS 14/25 740 ILCS 14/25 Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to apply to any health care employer that (1) hires an employee under the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the employee has submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, (2) uses and stores biometric information or biometric identifiers exclusively for employment, human resources, compliance, payroll, identification, authentication, safety, security, or fraud prevention purposes, (3) does not sell, lease, or trade the biometric information or biometric identifiers collected, and (4) maintains and follows a documented process to delete any biometric information or biometric identifier. LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1230 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 740 ILCS 14/25 740 ILCS 14/25 740 ILCS 14/25 Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to apply to any health care employer that (1) hires an employee under the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the employee has submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, (2) uses and stores biometric information or biometric identifiers exclusively for employment, human resources, compliance, payroll, identification, authentication, safety, security, or fraud prevention purposes, (3) does not sell, lease, or trade the biometric information or biometric identifiers collected, and (4) maintains and follows a documented process to delete any biometric information or biometric identifier. LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b A BILL FOR HB1230LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b HB1230 LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b HB1230 LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b 1 AN ACT concerning civil law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Biometric Information Privacy Act is 5 amended 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 9 admission or discovery of biometric identifiers and biometric 10 information in any action of any kind in any court, or before 11 any tribunal, board, agency, or person. 12 (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict 13 with the X-Ray Retention Act, the federal Health Insurance 14 Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the rules 15 promulgated under either Act. 16 (c) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to apply in any 17 manner to a financial institution or an affiliate of a 18 financial institution that is subject to Title V of the 19 federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and the rules 20 promulgated thereunder. 21 (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict 22 with the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, 23 Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and the rules 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1230 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 740 ILCS 14/25 740 ILCS 14/25 740 ILCS 14/25 Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to apply to any health care employer that (1) hires an employee under the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the employee has submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, (2) uses and stores biometric information or biometric identifiers exclusively for employment, human resources, compliance, payroll, identification, authentication, safety, security, or fraud prevention purposes, (3) does not sell, lease, or trade the biometric information or biometric identifiers collected, and (4) maintains and follows a documented process to delete any biometric information or biometric identifier. LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b A BILL FOR 740 ILCS 14/25 LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b HB1230 LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b HB1230- 2 -LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b HB1230 - 2 - LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b HB1230 - 2 - LRB103 24800 LNS 51129 b 1 promulgated thereunder. 2 (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to a 3 contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a State agency or local 4 unit of government when working for that State agency or local 5 unit of government. 6 (f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to any 7 health care employer, as defined in the Health Care Worker 8 Background Check Act, that: 9 (1) hires an employee under the Health Care Worker 10 Background Check Act and the employee has submitted to a 11 fingerprint-based criminal history records check; 12 (2) uses and stores biometric information or biometric 13 identifiers exclusively for employment, human resources, 14 compliance, payroll, identification, authentication, 15 safety, security, or fraud prevention purposes; 16 (3) does not sell, lease, or trade the biometric 17 information or biometric identifiers collected, and 18 (4) maintains and follows a documented process to 19 delete any biometric information or biometric identifier 20 used for the purposes identified in this subsection. 21 (Source: P.A. 95-994, eff. 10-3-08.) 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