Illinois
Illinois is home to 1.3 million small businesses, employing over 44% of the state’s total employees. It is crucial for Illinois lawmakers to keep its small businesses in mind as it crafts any legislation that could impact the way small businesses use low-cost digital tools and technologies. Illinois lawmakers must ensure any potential new regulations safeguard their state’s small businesses as they adapt to an evolving digital economy and leverage digital tools to grow and compete.
Key Policy Issues
Data Privacy
The Illinois Privacy Rights Act (IL State SB0052 and HB3041)
Overview: Four in five Illinois small businesses credited their 2023 revenue growth to personalized digital ads. However, SB0052 & HB3041 intend to regulate the leading digital platforms that provide small businesses in Illinois with access to affordable and effective digital tools, such as digital ads. If SB0052 and HB3401 proportionately harming small businesses, their staff, and their ability to reach customers and compete with larger companies.
SB0052 Bill Sponsor: Sen. Sue Rezin
HB3385 Bill Sponsor: Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Status: SB0052 was introduced by Senator Rezin and was referred to Assignments on January 13th, 2025.
HB3385 was introduced by Re. Abdelnasser Rashid and was referred to the Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee on March 4, 2025.
