---
type: "Bill"
title: "BIPA-PROCEDURE-DAMAGES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 2979"
citation: "Illinois SB 2979 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "Bill Cunningham"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b460f437-ad26-4380-918b-064c42d09f19"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2979&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=152094&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "9db3f3c3961df5dc682c68a5ac4f857a34f1d07055246a004530ecae7f2bd2a1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2979 (103rd) — BIPA-PROCEDURE-DAMAGES

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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2979.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2979eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2979enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Judiciary — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–13** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **10–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **81–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2024-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-003-000
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2024-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 046-013-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2024-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2024-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2024-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- **2024-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-005-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-030-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2024-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2024-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2024
- **2024-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0769 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b460f437-ad26-4380-918b-064c42d09f19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).