Bill > SB1995

This bill amends the Personal Information Protection Act to add new protections specifically around immigration and citizenship status information for Illinois residents. The bill defines "immigration or citizenship status information" as details concerning an individual's citizenship of any country, legal right to reside in the United States, nationality, and country of origin. The legislation prohibits data collectors (which include government agencies, universities, corporations, and financial institutions) from owning, maintaining, licensing, storing, or disclosing records containing an Illinois resident's immigration or citizenship status information, with exemptions for government agencies, public and private universities, and financial institutions. Additionally, the bill expands the definition of "personal information" to explicitly include immigration or citizenship status information, meaning such data would be subject to the same security protections as other sensitive personal data like Social Security numbers or medical information. The primary goal appears to be preventing unauthorized sharing or potential misuse of individuals' immigration-related personal details.

Government Affairs

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1995&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104