In one paragraph
Illinois's HB 4987 (104th General Assembly) would create the Surveillance-Based Wage Discrimination Act. A person could not use surveillance data as part of an automated decision system to inform the individualized wage paid to an employee. The bill sets exemptions, Attorney General enforcement, private rights of action and penalties. Re-referred to the House Rules Committee March 27, 2026.
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What it means for business
Not law. If enacted, employers could not use surveillance data in automated decision systems to set individualized wages, subject to exemptions.
Key provisions
- Would bar using surveillance data in an automated decision system to inform an employee's individualized wage
- Defines automated decision system to include machine learning, statistics or AI-based systems that assist or replace human decision-making
- Would set exemptions to the prohibition
- Attorney General would enforce; the bill provides private rights of action and penalties
- Assigned to House Labor & Commerce Committee March 18, 2026; re-referred to Rules March 27, 2026
Latest legislative action
Mar 27, 2026. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Sponsors (showing 5 of 43)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Bob Morgan D | Primary |
| Jim Durkin | Primary |
| Julie Hamos | Primary |
| Karen May | Primary |
| Michael J. Zalewski | Primary |
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