Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1215 — Biometric data; employer policy on storage, protection, and destruction, civil penalty.

Last action — Continued to 2021 in Communications, Technology and Innovation

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Biometric data; employer policy on storage,protection, and destruction; civil penalty. Establishes the parametersfor the capture and safekeeping of biometric data by employers. Thebill defines "biometric data" as a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, record of hand or face geometry, or any other means ofinformation, regardless of how it is captured or stored, that is usedto identify an individual based on biological identifiers. Once thepurpose for capturing the data is complete, or after three yearsfrom the date it is last used for its initial purpose, whicheveroccurs first, the biometric data must be destroyed. An employer who violates the requirements of the bill is subject to a civil penaltyof not more than $25,000 for each violation. The bill also providesa right of action against employers who violate the parameters of capturing and safekeeping biometric data.

Bill Text

  • HB1215 View text Current html January 07, 2020

Action History

  1. Continued to 2021 in Communications, Technology and Innovation

  2. Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

  3. Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  4. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103974D

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

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Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1215 do?
Biometric data; employer policy on storage,protection, and destruction; civil penalty. Establishes the parametersfor the capture and safekeeping of biometric data by employers. Thebill defines "biometric data" as a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, record of hand or face geometry, or any other means ofinformation, regardless of how it is captured or stored, that is usedto identify an individual based on biological identifiers. Once thepurpose for capturing the data is complete, or after three yearsfrom the date it is last used for its initial purpose, whicheveroccurs first, the biometric data must be destroyed. An employer who violates the requirements of the bill is subject to a civil penaltyof not more than $25,000 for each violation. The bill also providesa right of action against employers who violate the parameters of capturing and safekeeping biometric data.
Who sponsors HB 1215?
HB 1215 is sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran.
What is the current status of HB 1215?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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