Illinois Senate Bill 851

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on August 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0483
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Broadband Advisory Council Act. Provides that the Broadband Advisory Council shall evaluate the expansion of the Illinois Century Network to Illinois public schools, public libraries, and State-owned correctional institutions or facilities, including issuing recommendations for increasing agency staffing, infrastructure development, price modeling, and providing download speeds of at least one gigabyte per second and upload speeds of at least one gigabyte per second. Requires the Council to study the feasibility of connecting all Illinois public schools, public libraries, and State-owned correctional institutions or facilities to the Illinois Century Network by January 1, 2030. Provides that the Office of Broadband within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall support and assist the Council in the development of the study. Provides that the Council shall issue a report on its findings, recommendations, options for expansion, and any recommended legislation to the General Assembly by January 1, 2024.

STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]	Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Sharon Chung [D]
Rep. Joyce Mason [D]

2023-05-19 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-11 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-04	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0483
2023-08-04	Senate	Effective Date August 4, 2023
2023-08-04	Senate	Governor Approved
2023-06-16	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-19	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-19	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2023-05-19	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
2023-05-19	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2023-05-19	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2023-05-19	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-18	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-18	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2023-05-18	House	Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
2023-05-16	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
2023-05-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-05-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
2023-05-12	House	Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
2023-05-12	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
2023-05-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-05-12	House	First Reading
2023-05-11	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
2023-05-11	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
2023-05-11	House	Arrived in House
2023-05-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2023-05-11	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2023-05-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2023-05-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ventura
2023-05-11	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2023-05-10	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
2023-05-10	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government
2023-05-10	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2023-05-10	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-05-04	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - State Government
2023-05-03	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-04-28	Senate	Rule 2-10(a) Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
2023-03-31	Senate	Rule 2-10(a) Third Reading Deadline Established As April 28, 2023
2023-03-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
2023-03-10	Senate	Second Reading
2023-03-09	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
2023-03-09	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
2023-03-02	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-02	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-02	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	40	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=851&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0851.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0851eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0851enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0483.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0851sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0851sam002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0851ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300SB0851_05112023_003000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300SB0851_05192023_008000T.pdf