Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0312 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/02/2023

                    103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0312 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  605 ILCS 10/19.1  Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes changes concerning the privacy policy of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority regarding the release of personally identifiable information in response to a subpoena in a pending civil action or lawful order from a civil court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to a grand jury if exigent circumstances make obtaining a warrant or subpoena impractical (instead of "in the case of an emergency when obtaining a warrant or subpoena would be impractical"). Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to the Executive Inspector General. Provides that the Authority shall make personally identifiable information of a person available to any State or local agency, inspector general, or law enforcement agency in response to a grand jury subpoena or pursuant to an investigation. Provides that the Authority shall discard personally identifiable information within 5 years. Provides that the Authority shall make every effort, within practical business and cost constraints, to purge the personal account information of an account that is closed or terminated. Provides that in no case shall the Authority maintain personal information more than 5 years after the date an account is closed or terminated. Provides that the new provisions do not preclude compliance with a court order or settlement agreement that has been approved on or before January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.  LRB103 25934 MXP 52285 b   A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0312 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  605 ILCS 10/19.1 605 ILCS 10/19.1  Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes changes concerning the privacy policy of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority regarding the release of personally identifiable information in response to a subpoena in a pending civil action or lawful order from a civil court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to a grand jury if exigent circumstances make obtaining a warrant or subpoena impractical (instead of "in the case of an emergency when obtaining a warrant or subpoena would be impractical"). Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to the Executive Inspector General. Provides that the Authority shall make personally identifiable information of a person available to any State or local agency, inspector general, or law enforcement agency in response to a grand jury subpoena or pursuant to an investigation. Provides that the Authority shall discard personally identifiable information within 5 years. Provides that the Authority shall make every effort, within practical business and cost constraints, to purge the personal account information of an account that is closed or terminated. Provides that in no case shall the Authority maintain personal information more than 5 years after the date an account is closed or terminated. Provides that the new provisions do not preclude compliance with a court order or settlement agreement that has been approved on or before January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.  LRB103 25934 MXP 52285 b     LRB103 25934 MXP 52285 b   A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0312 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
605 ILCS 10/19.1 605 ILCS 10/19.1
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Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes changes concerning the privacy policy of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority regarding the release of personally identifiable information in response to a subpoena in a pending civil action or lawful order from a civil court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to a grand jury if exigent circumstances make obtaining a warrant or subpoena impractical (instead of "in the case of an emergency when obtaining a warrant or subpoena would be impractical"). Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to the Executive Inspector General. Provides that the Authority shall make personally identifiable information of a person available to any State or local agency, inspector general, or law enforcement agency in response to a grand jury subpoena or pursuant to an investigation. Provides that the Authority shall discard personally identifiable information within 5 years. Provides that the Authority shall make every effort, within practical business and cost constraints, to purge the personal account information of an account that is closed or terminated. Provides that in no case shall the Authority maintain personal information more than 5 years after the date an account is closed or terminated. Provides that the new provisions do not preclude compliance with a court order or settlement agreement that has been approved on or before January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
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1  AN ACT concerning transportation.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing
5  Section 19.1 as follows:
6  (605 ILCS 10/19.1)
7  (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
8  Sec. 19.1. Confidentiality of personally identifiable
9  information obtained through electronic toll collection
10  system.
11  (a) For purposes of this Section:
12  "Electronic toll collection system" is a system where a
13  transponder, camera-based vehicle identification system, or
14  other electronic medium is used to deduct payment of a toll
15  from a subscriber's account or to establish an obligation to
16  pay a toll.
17  "Electronic toll collection system user" means any natural
18  person who subscribes to an electronic toll collection system
19  or any natural person who uses a tolled transportation
20  facility that employs the Authority's electronic toll
21  collection system.
22  "Personally identifiable information" means any
23  information that identifies or describes an electronic toll

 

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0312 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
605 ILCS 10/19.1 605 ILCS 10/19.1
605 ILCS 10/19.1
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes changes concerning the privacy policy of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority regarding the release of personally identifiable information in response to a subpoena in a pending civil action or lawful order from a civil court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to a grand jury if exigent circumstances make obtaining a warrant or subpoena impractical (instead of "in the case of an emergency when obtaining a warrant or subpoena would be impractical"). Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to the Executive Inspector General. Provides that the Authority shall make personally identifiable information of a person available to any State or local agency, inspector general, or law enforcement agency in response to a grand jury subpoena or pursuant to an investigation. Provides that the Authority shall discard personally identifiable information within 5 years. Provides that the Authority shall make every effort, within practical business and cost constraints, to purge the personal account information of an account that is closed or terminated. Provides that in no case shall the Authority maintain personal information more than 5 years after the date an account is closed or terminated. Provides that the new provisions do not preclude compliance with a court order or settlement agreement that has been approved on or before January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
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1  collection system user, including but not limited to travel
2  pattern data, address, telephone number, e-mail address,
3  license plate number, photograph, bank account information, or
4  credit card number.
5  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
6  Authority may not sell or otherwise provide to any person or
7  entity personally identifiable information of any electronic
8  toll collection system user that the Authority obtains through
9  the operation of its electronic toll collection system.
10  (c) The Authority may, within practical business and cost
11  constraints, store personally identifiable information of an
12  electronic toll collection system user only if the information
13  is required to perform account functions such as billing,
14  account settlement, or toll violation enforcement activities.
15  (d) By no later than December 31, 2011, the Authority
16  shall establish a privacy policy regarding the collection and
17  use of personally identifiable information. Upon its adoption,
18  the policy shall be posted on the Authority's website and a
19  copy shall be included with each transponder transmitted to a
20  user. The policy shall include but need not be limited to the
21  following:
22  (1) A description of the types of personally
23  identifiable information collected by the Authority.
24  (2) The categories of third-party persons or entities
25  with whom the Authority may share personally identifiable
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1  shared.
2  (3) The process by which the Authority notifies
3  electronic toll collection system users of material
4  changes to its privacy policy.
5  (4) The process by which an electronic toll collection
6  system user may review and request changes to any of his or
7  her personally identifiable information.
8  (5) The effective date of the privacy policy.
9  (e) This Section does not prohibit the Authority from:
10  (1) providing aggregated traveler information derived
11  from collective data relating to a group or category of
12  electronic toll collection system users from which
13  personally identifiable information has been removed;
14  (2) sharing data with another transportation agency or
15  third-party vendor to comply with interoperability
16  specifications and standards regarding electronic toll
17  collection devices and technologies, provided that the
18  other transportation agency or third-party vendor may not
19  use personally identifiable information obtained under
20  this Section for a purpose other than described in this
21  Section;
22  (3) performing financial, legal and accounting
23  functions such as billing, account settlement, toll
24  violation enforcement, or other activities required to
25  operate and manage its toll collection system;
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1  by itself, a business partner, or another public agency;
2  (5) using personally identifiable information in
3  research projects, provided that appropriate
4  confidentiality restrictions are employed to protect
5  against the unauthorized release of such information;
6  (6) releasing personally identifiable information in
7  response to a search warrant, grand jury, subpoena, or
8  lawful order from a court of competent jurisdiction;
9  (6.5) releasing personally identifiable information in
10  response to a subpoena in a pending civil action or lawful
11  order from a civil court of competent jurisdiction in
12  accordance with the following: (i) the Authority must, as
13  soon as practicable but no later than 7 days from its
14  receipt of the subpoena or order, notify the electronic
15  toll collection system user that it has received a
16  subpoena or order that seeks the user's personally
17  identifiable information, and that the user has the right
18  to move to quash the subpoena or set aside the order in the
19  issuing court; (ii) the Authority may use email to notify
20  the user of this subpoena, and the Authority's email shall
21  constitute proof of notice; and (iii) the Authority may
22  adopt rules to carry out this responsibility;
23  (7) releasing personally identifiable information to
24  law enforcement agencies if exigent circumstances make in
25  the case of an emergency when obtaining a warrant or
26  subpoena would be impractical; and

 

 

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1  (8) releasing personally identifiable information to
2  the Authority's Inspector General, the Executive Inspector
3  General, or, at the Authority Inspector General's
4  direction, to law enforcement agencies under paragraphs
5  (5) and (6) of subsection (f) of Section 8.5 of this Act.
6  (f) In any agreement allowing another public entity to use
7  the Authority's toll collection system in a transportation
8  facility, the Authority shall require the other public entity
9  to comply with the requirements of this Section.
10  (g) Personally identifiable information generated through
11  the Authority's toll collection process that reveals the date,
12  time, location or direction of travel by an electronic toll
13  collection system user shall be exempt from release under the
14  Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The exemption in this
15  subsection shall not apply to information that concerns (i)
16  the public duties of public employees and officials; (ii)
17  whether an electronic toll collection system user has paid
18  tolls; (iii) whether the Authority is enforcing toll violation
19  penalties against electronic toll collection users who do not
20  pay tolls; (iv) accidents or other incidents that occur on
21  highways under the jurisdiction of the Authority; or (v) the
22  obligation, receipt, and use of the funds of the Authority.
23  The exemption in this subsection (g) shall not be a limitation
24  or restriction on other Freedom of Information Act exemptions
25  applicable to personally identifiable information or private
26  information.

 

 

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1  (h) The Authority shall make personally identifiable
2  information of a person available to any State or local
3  agency, inspector general, or law enforcement agency in
4  response to a grand jury subpoena or pursuant to an
5  investigation.
6  (i) The Authority shall discard personally identifiable
7  information not required for account maintenance or
8  enforcement within 5 years. The Authority shall make every
9  effort, within practical business and cost constraints, to
10  purge the personal account information of an account that is
11  closed or terminated. In no case shall the Authority maintain
12  personal information more than 5 years after the date an
13  account is closed or terminated unless required by another
14  statute.
15  (j) Nothing in this Section precludes compliance with a
16  court order that has been issued or settlement agreement that
17  has been approved on or before January 1, 2023.
18  (Source: P.A. 97-342, eff. 8-12-11.)
19  (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
20  Sec. 19.1. Confidentiality of personally identifiable
21  information obtained through electronic toll collection
22  system.
23  (a) For purposes of this Section:
24  "Electronic toll collection system" is a system where a
25  transponder, camera-based vehicle identification system, or

 

 

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1  other electronic medium is used to deduct payment of a toll
2  from a subscriber's account or to establish an obligation to
3  pay a toll.
4  "Electronic toll collection system user" means any natural
5  person who subscribes to an electronic toll collection system
6  or any natural person who uses a tolled transportation
7  facility that employs the Authority's electronic toll
8  collection system.
9  "Personally identifiable information" means any
10  information that identifies or describes an electronic toll
11  collection system user, including but not limited to travel
12  pattern data, address, telephone number, e-mail address,
13  license plate number, photograph, bank account information, or
14  credit card number.
15  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
16  Authority may not sell or otherwise provide to any person or
17  entity personally identifiable information of any electronic
18  toll collection system user that the Authority obtains through
19  the operation of its electronic toll collection system.
20  (c) The Authority may, within practical business and cost
21  constraints, store personally identifiable information of an
22  electronic toll collection system user only if the information
23  is required to perform account functions such as billing,
24  account settlement, or toll violation enforcement activities.
25  (d) By no later than December 31, 2011, the Authority
26  shall establish a privacy policy regarding the collection and

 

 

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1  use of personally identifiable information. Upon its adoption,
2  the policy shall be posted on the Authority's website and a
3  copy shall be included with each transponder transmitted to a
4  user. The policy shall include but need not be limited to the
5  following:
6  (1) A description of the types of personally
7  identifiable information collected by the Authority.
8  (2) The categories of third-party persons or entities
9  with whom the Authority may share personally identifiable
10  information and for what purposes that information is
11  shared.
12  (3) The process by which the Authority notifies
13  electronic toll collection system users of material
14  changes to its privacy policy.
15  (4) The process by which an electronic toll collection
16  system user may review and request changes to any of his or
17  her personally identifiable information.
18  (5) The effective date of the privacy policy.
19  (e) This Section does not prohibit the Authority from:
20  (1) providing aggregated traveler information derived
21  from collective data relating to a group or category of
22  electronic toll collection system users from which
23  personally identifiable information has been removed;
24  (2) sharing data with another transportation agency or
25  third-party vendor to comply with interoperability
26  specifications and standards regarding electronic toll

 

 

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1  collection devices and technologies, provided that the
2  other transportation agency or third-party vendor may not
3  use personally identifiable information obtained under
4  this Section for a purpose other than described in this
5  Section;
6  (3) performing financial, legal and accounting
7  functions such as billing, account settlement, toll
8  violation enforcement, or other activities required to
9  operate and manage its toll collection system;
10  (4) communicating about products and services offered
11  by itself, a business partner, or another public agency;
12  (5) using personally identifiable information in
13  research projects, provided that appropriate
14  confidentiality restrictions are employed to protect
15  against the unauthorized release of such information;
16  (6) releasing personally identifiable information in
17  response to a search warrant, grand jury, subpoena, or
18  lawful order from a court of competent jurisdiction;
19  (6.5) releasing personally identifiable information in
20  response to a subpoena in a pending civil action or lawful
21  order from a civil court of competent jurisdiction in
22  accordance with the following: (i) the Authority must, as
23  soon as practicable but no later than 7 days from its
24  receipt of the subpoena or order, notify the electronic
25  toll collection system user that it has received a
26  subpoena or order that seeks the user's personally

 

 

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1  identifiable information, and that the user has the right
2  to move to quash the subpoena or set aside the order in the
3  issuing court; (ii) the Authority may use email to notify
4  the user of this subpoena, and the Authority's email shall
5  constitute proof of notice; and (iii) the Authority may
6  adopt rules to carry out this responsibility;
7  (7) releasing personally identifiable information to
8  law enforcement agencies if exigent circumstances make in
9  the case of an emergency when obtaining a warrant or
10  subpoena would be impractical; and
11  (8) releasing personally identifiable information to
12  the Authority's Inspector General, the Executive Inspector
13  General, or, at the Authority Inspector General's
14  direction, to law enforcement agencies under paragraphs
15  (5) and (6) of subsection (f) of Section 8.5 of this Act.
16  (f) In any agreement allowing another public entity to use
17  the Authority's toll collection system in a transportation
18  facility, the Authority shall require the other public entity
19  to comply with the requirements of this Section.
20  (g) Personally identifiable information generated through
21  the Authority's toll collection process that reveals the date,
22  time, location or direction of travel by an electronic toll
23  collection system user shall be exempt from release under the
24  Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The exemption in this
25  subsection shall not apply to information that concerns (i)
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1  whether an electronic toll collection system user has paid
2  tolls; (iii) whether the Authority is enforcing toll violation
3  penalties against electronic toll collection users who do not
4  pay tolls; (iv) crashes or other incidents that occur on
5  highways under the jurisdiction of the Authority; or (v) the
6  obligation, receipt, and use of the funds of the Authority.
7  The exemption in this subsection (g) shall not be a limitation
8  or restriction on other Freedom of Information Act exemptions
9  applicable to personally identifiable information or private
10  information.
11  (h) The Authority shall make personally identifiable
12  information of a person available to any State or local
13  agency, inspector general, or law enforcement agency in
14  response to a grand jury subpoena or pursuant to an
15  investigation.
16  (i) The Authority shall discard personally identifiable
17  information not required for account maintenance or
18  enforcement within 5 years. The Authority shall make every
19  effort, within practical business and cost constraints, to
20  purge the personal account information of an account that is
21  closed or terminated. In no case shall the Authority maintain
22  personal information more than 5 years after the date an
23  account is closed or terminated unless required by another
24  statute.
25  (j) Nothing in this Section precludes compliance with a
26  court order that has been issued or settlement agreement that

 

 

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1  has been approved on or before January 1, 2023.
2  (Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
3  Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
4  changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
5  that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
6  represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
7  not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
8  made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
9  Public Act.

 

 

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