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Illinois Senate · SB 2255

Surveillance-Based Price & Wage Discrimination Act

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Sponsor
Sen. Robert Peters
Committee
AI and Social Media
Last action
April 24, 2026
Effective if passed
2027-01-01
Verified

Companies couldn't use surveillance data to set personalized prices for shoppers or to drive different wage offers to workers. Both AG enforcement and a private right of action.

What it does

Prohibits using surveillance data in automated decision systems to determine individualized pricing for consumers or wage determinations for employees. AG enforcement with private right of action.

Analyst read

Second-cycle bill that picked up 11+ co-sponsors and a refining amendment in 2026 — signals the sponsor and progressive caucus are committed to pushing through despite tech-industry pushback at the Apr 9 hearing. Expected landing spot: amendment adopted in early May with a wholesaler/B2B carve-out before committee passage.

Enforcement

AG enforcement + private right of action

Amendments

  • Amendment 1 · February 24, 2026 · Filed, not adopted Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 by Peters — narrowing scope of 'surveillance data' and clarifying private right of action; heard but not adopted as of Apr 24

Procedural history

  1. 2026-04-24 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  2. 2026-03-27 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  3. 2026-03-23 to 2026-04-22 Co-sponsors added: Edly-Allen, Porfirio, Koehler, Belt, Collins (and earlier Halpin, Faraci, Guzmán, Ventura) Heavy progressive-caucus organizing
  4. 2026-03-13 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  5. 2026-03-04 SCA 1 To AI and Social Media
  6. 2026-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 filed Peters refiled an amendment to address industry concerns
  7. 2026-02-04 To AI and Social Media
  8. 2026-01-27 Re-assigned to Executive
  9. 2026-01-14 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Villanueva Bill revived for 2026
  10. 2025-04-11 Re-referred to Assignments (Rule 3-9(a)) Stalled in 2025 spring session
  11. 2025-03-19 To AI and Social Media
  12. 2025-03-12 Assigned to Executive
  13. 2025-02-07 Filed by Sen. Peters; First Reading; Referred to Assignments Filed in 2025 — full-cycle bill

Regulatory vectors

Primary sources 1

  1. Bill status SB 2255 — Bill Status & Full Action History Illinois General Assembly · ilga.gov · retrieved

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