SB3735Illinois2025 sessionIntroduced
EDUC-TECH RTS/BIOMETRIC INFO
Education useFacial recognition & biometricsData privacy & training dataLiability & private right of action
Plain-language summary
Creates Illinois' Student Educational Technologies Rights Act, giving students and parents the right to opt out of school-issued devices, AI-scored grades, and predictive-analytics systems without academic penalty. Bars school districts from acquiring biometric systems for use on students and sets rules for destroying any biometric data already collected. Also restricts ed-tech operators from selling student data or training AI models on students' information outside K-12 purposes.
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History
Feb 5, 2026
SFiled with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick
Feb 5, 2026
SFirst Reading
Feb 5, 2026
SReferred to Assignments
Feb 24, 2026
SAssigned to Executive
Feb 25, 2026
STo AI and Social Media
Mar 13, 2026
SRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
Mar 27, 2026
SRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
SAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
Apr 14, 2026
SAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Apr 14, 2026
SAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Apr 24, 2026
SRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
SRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
SRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Progress
IntroducedFeb 5, 2026
Engrossed
Enrolled
Passed
Signed into law
Sponsors
RM
Sen. Robert Martwick (D)Prime sponsor
KV
Sen. Karina Villa (D)
ME
Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (D)
RV
Sen. Rachel Ventura (D)
Sources
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