---
type: "Bill"
title: "WORK PRIVACY SOCIAL MEDIA"
description: "Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Makes it unlawful for an employer or prospective employer to request or require an employee or applicant to authenticate or access a personal online account in the presence of the employer, to request or require that an employee or applicant invite the employer to join a group affiliated with any personal online account of the employee or applicant, or join an online account established by the employer. Prohibits retaliation against an employee or applicant. Defines terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4999"
citation: "Illinois HB 4999 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-08"
last_action: "2016-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62a0221e-ad3e-4b97-a949-c1106392e75f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4999&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94345&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "306d2b3fb1b0a39427e6066432810a9bde71675b53033d38bb634f2e98b8d973"
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 HB 4999 (99th) — WORK PRIVACY SOCIAL MEDIA

Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Makes it unlawful for an employer or prospective employer to request or require an employee or applicant to authenticate or access a personal online account in the presence of the employer, to request or require that an employee or applicant invite the employer to join a group affiliated with any personal online account of the employee or applicant, or join an online account established by the employer. Prohibits retaliation against an employee or applicant. Defines terms.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4999&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94345&DocNum=4999&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4999eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94345&DocNum=4999&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4999enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94345&DocNum=4999&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `filing`
- **2016-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2016-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2016-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2016-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2016-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 4, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2016-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-05-12** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0610 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62a0221e-ad3e-4b97-a949-c1106392e75f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).