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Illinois BIPA amendments and controlling decisions
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act as amended, with the per-violation accrual change and the controlling Illinois Supreme Court decisions on claim accrual, limitations, and standing that shape biometric litigation nationally.
Status
- Legal status
- In effect (Amendment signed and effective August 2, 2024: repeated collection from the same person by the same method is one violation; electronic signatures valid for consent. The Seventh Circuit has held the amendment applies to pending cases)
- Allegation or finding
- Operative law
- Applicability
- Private entities collecting Illinois biometric identifiers
- Enforceability
- Binding on parties within scope
- Law checked through
- October 12, 2026
- Primary-source pinpoint
- 740 ILCS 14
- Citation
- 740 ILCS 14; SB 2979 (2024)
- Source
- 740 ILCS 14
Related guides
- Sensitive Data and Biometric Privacy in Texas
- Privacy Litigation: Standing, Class Actions, and Arbitration