HB 1768
PUBLIC SAFETY&JUSTICE PRIVACY
TL;DR
Illinois HB 1768 expands privacy protections for public safety and justice personnel (police, judges, prosecutors), restricting how their personal information can be collected, stored, and shared, including through AI-driven data aggregation tools. The bill is currently in the Rules Committee and would limit data brokers and tech platforms from publishing or selling protected officials' personal details.
How This Might Impact Your Business
Data brokers and people-search sites (Spokeo, BeenVerified, Whitepages-type services) would face new restrictions on publishing home addresses, phone numbers, and family details of judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement.
AI companies scraping public records to train models or build profiles would need filtering mechanisms to exclude protected personnel categories.
Background check and skip-tracing services used by collections agencies, private investigators, and HR firms may need to redact protected individuals from results.
Real estate platforms (Zillow, Redfin) and property data aggregators could be required to suppress ownership records tied to covered personnel.
Social media platforms and marketing data vendors would likely need takedown processes when protected individuals or their families request removal.
Non-compliance typically carries civil penalties under similar Illinois privacy statutes, with private right of action allowing individuals to sue directly.
Journalism, legitimate court records, and certain government uses are generally exempted under comparable laws, but commercial data resale is not.
What Should You Do
Ask your data and compliance teams whether your products ingest Illinois public records, voter files, or property records that include law enforcement or judicial personnel.
Have legal review your takedown and opt-out processes to confirm you can quickly suppress protected individuals on request.
If you sell B2B data, background checks, or marketing lists, audit your Illinois data pipeline for protected-class filters before this bill advances.
Track the bill out of Rules Committee; Illinois bills can move quickly once assigned to a substantive committee.
Benchmark against Daniel's Law (NJ) and similar statutes, which give a preview of likely compliance architecture.
Who It Affects
Status Timeline
committee
Referred to Rules Committee
January 28, 2025