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2020 SESSION
HB 1215 Biometric data; employer policy on storage, protection, and destruction, civil penalty.
Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Biometric data; employer policy on storage, protection, and destruction; civil penalty. Establishes the parameters for the capture and safekeeping of biometric data by employers. The bill defines "biometric data" as a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, record of hand or face geometry, or any other means of information, regardless of how it is captured or stored, that is used to identify an individual based on biological identifiers. Once the purpose for capturing the data is complete, or after three years from the date it is last used for its initial purpose, whichever occurs first, the biometric data must be destroyed. An employer who violates the requirements of the bill is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation. The bill also provides a right of action against employers who violate the parameters of capturing and safekeeping biometric data.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103974D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/22/20 House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
- 01/22/20 House: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
- 01/27/20 House: Continued to 2021 in Communications, Technology and Innovation by voice vote