republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-3782.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RIGHT TO PRIVACY-SOCIAL NET"
description: "Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any employer to ask any prospective employee to provide any username, password, or other related account information in order to gain access to a social networking website where that prospective employee maintains an account or profile."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3782"
citation: "Illinois HB 3782 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-05-18"
last_action: "2012-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00aae56a-3d29-409e-a82b-5b8edfb0913d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3782&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=61758&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "efa2d73850e738f0cd92d83cfe6b3332dd74e739f735634a71d8f563c22a5dac"
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 3782 (97th) — RIGHT TO PRIVACY-SOCIAL NET

Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any employer to ask any prospective employee to provide any username, password, or other related account information in order to gain access to a social networking website where that prospective employee maintains an account or profile.

## 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=09700HB3782&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61758&DocNum=3782&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3782eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61758&DocNum=3782&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3782enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61758&DocNum=3782&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **78–30** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-05-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2011-05-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-01** Motion Do Pass - Lost Labor Committee; 008-004-000 `committee-failure`
- **2012-02-01** Remains in Labor Committee
- **2012-02-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2012-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2012-03-22** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2012-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2012-03-26** Recalled to Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 078-030-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2012-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2012-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2012-04-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2012-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass Labor; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2012-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0875 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00aae56a-3d29-409e-a82b-5b8edfb0913d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).