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Illinois's HB 5581 (103rd General Assembly) would have created the Illinois Privacy Rights Act, giving consumers rights to access, correct, delete and obtain a copy of their personal data and to opt out of targeted advertising, sale, or profiling in furtherance of solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. It would apply only to entities above specified consumer-data thresholds. Died at Session Sine Die on January 7, 2025.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have required covered controllers to honor consumer data rights, including opt-outs of solely automated decision profiling.
Key provisions
- Consumers would have the right to confirm and access, correct, delete, and obtain a portable copy of their personal data processed by a controller
- Consumers could opt out of processing for targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects
- "Consumer" would mean an Illinois resident acting outside a commercial or employment context
- The Act would apply to persons that conduct business in Illinois or target products or services to Illinois residents and that, during a 1-year period, controlled or processed the personal data of at least 35,000 unique consumers (excluding payment-only data), or at least 10,000 consumers while deriving more than 25% of gross revenue from selling personal data
- The Attorney General would have exclusive enforcement authority, a violation would be an unfair or deceptive practice under the Consumer Fraud Act, and there would be no private cause of action; effective January 1, 2025 as introduced
- Introduced February 9, 2024 and referred to Rules Committee; no further action before Session Sine Die January 7, 2025
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2025. Session Sine Die
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Hoan Huynh D | Sponsor | HD-013 |
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