Texas, Washington, and a growing set of comprehensive state laws regulate biometric identifiers without giving individuals a right to sue, which shifts enforcement to Attorneys General. This hub covers that parallel track and how it differs in practice from Illinois BIPA.
Facial Recognition
September 7, 2026
Three states regulate what happens to an applicant's face during hiring, through four statutes that each define permission differently. Maryland asks for a signed waiver with four listed contents. Illinois asks for notice, an explanation and consent, and separately for a written release. Texas asks only that the individual be informed and consent before capture.
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BIPA
August 31, 2026
Section 10 of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act carves health care information out of the definition of a biometric identifier. In Mosby v. Ingalls Memorial Hospital, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the carve-out is two clauses joined by "or" and that only the first is limited to patients. The second turns on purpose, whatever the source.
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Biometric Privacy
August 31, 2026
Texas has regulated the commercial capture of biometric identifiers since 2009, and for more than a decade nobody enforced the statute. The record now consists of two Attorney General actions, against Meta and against Google, and the settlement documents are more informative than the headline figures.
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Biometric Privacy
August 24, 2026
Illinois is not the only state with a biometric privacy statute — it is the only one where a private plaintiff can bring the claim. Texas, Washington and Colorado each regulate the capture and retention of biometric identifiers, and each reserves enforcement to a state official. This guide reads the three statutes against each other and traces what that enforcement design produces in practice.
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BIPA
August 12, 2026
Illinois BIPA is the only major US biometric statute that lets individuals sue directly, which is why a single-state law drives nationwide settlement exposure. This guide sets out what the statute requires, what the Illinois Supreme Court has held about accrual and injury, and where the obligations sit relative to biometric rules in other states.
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