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Illinois Senate · SB 2994

Genetic Privacy — Neurotechnology

Pending further action
Sponsor
Sen. Rachel Ventura
Current referral
Senate Assignments
Last action
May 22, 2026
Proposed effective date
January 1, 2027
Status checked
Entry updated

Extends Illinois' Genetic Information Privacy Act to brain-computer-interface and neurotech data — insurers couldn't use it for underwriting and employers couldn't request it.

What it does

Expands Genetic Information Privacy Act to cover neurotechnology data. Prohibits insurers from using neurodata for underwriting. Restricts employers from requesting neurotechnology data in employment decisions. New consent and security standards.

Analyst read

The Senate re-referred SB 2994 to Assignments under Rule 3-9(a) on May 22, 2026, after extending its committee and third-reading deadline. The March committee amendment was referred to the AI and Social Media panel but was not adopted. The proposed limits on employer and insurer use of neurotechnology data have not become law.

Enforcement

Existing GIPA enforcement

Amendments

  • Amendment 1 · March 5, 2026 · Filed, not adopted Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 by Ventura — proposes removing a nonneural-information exclusion and revising government database-search provisions; no adoption appears in the sampled action table

Procedural history

  1. May 22, 2026 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  2. May 15, 2026 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  3. April 24, 2026 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  4. April 10, 2026 Listed for subject-matter consideration by the Senate Executive Subcommittee on AI and Social Media; the hearing record does not establish that the bill was heard or voted
  5. March 27, 2026 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  6. March 13, 2026 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  7. March 11, 2026 SCA 1 To AI and Social Media
  8. March 10, 2026 SCA 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
  9. March 5, 2026 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 filed
  10. February 18, 2026 To AI and Social Media
  11. February 10, 2026 Assigned to Executive
  12. January 29, 2026 Filed by Sen. Ventura; First Reading; Referred to Assignments

Regulatory vectors

Primary sources 3

  1. Bill status SB 2994 — Bill Status & Full Action History Illinois General Assembly · ilga.gov · retrieved
  2. Source Senate Executive Subcommittee on AI and Social Media — April 10, 2026 Hearing Details Illinois General Assembly · ilga.gov · retrieved
  3. Bill text SB 2994 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Illinois General Assembly · ilga.gov · retrieved

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