IL HB4262

Creates the Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Recording of Children Act, establishing a civil cause of action when someone records or transmits live video of a child without parental consent in restrooms, tanning facilities, locker rooms, changing rooms, hotel rooms, or residences where the child does not live

Prevailing plaintiffs may recover the greater of actual economic/noneconomic damages or statutory damages up to $10,000 per defendant, plus punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees and costs

Violations are deemed per se harmful and traumatic to the child, eliminating the need to present additional evidence of harm to establish liability

Statute of limitations is 2 years from discovery, but the clock does not begin running until the child becomes emancipated or reaches age 18

Requires state agencies and local governments conducting inspections of restrooms, tanning facilities, locker rooms, changing rooms, or hotel rooms to also check for hidden cameras, with mandatory multilingual public notice posting if cameras are discovered