IL HB5236 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-5)
Status: Engrossed on April 17 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-07-13 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 17 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-07-13 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that no publisher shall enter into a contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to a library that requires, coerces, or enables (rather than requires) the library to violate the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Provides that the Act applies to any contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to: (1) a library located in the State; or (2) a library consortium acting on behalf of one or more libraries located in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning governing law and forum. Provides that a library, library consortium, or library officer acting within the scope of official duties on behalf of a library or library consortium may bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief to enforce the Act. Adds a severability clause. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Title
DIGITAL LIBRARY PROTECTION ACT
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2026-05-13 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-001 |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2026-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa |
| 2026-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 2026-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee |
| 2026-04-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-003-000 |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-10 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
