republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-4999.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 4999	Illinois HB 4999 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	39	2	2016-02-08	2016-07-22	openstates	ocd-bill/62a0221e-ad3e-4b97-a949-c1106392e75f	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4999&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94345&SessionID=88&GA=99	306d2b3fb1b0a39427e6066432810a9bde71675b53033d38bb634f2e98b8d973	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/62a0221e-ad3e-4b97-a949-c1106392e75f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).