Bill Title: 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.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-5)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2026-07-13 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [HB5236 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2026-04-20	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2026-02-05	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 002	2026-04-16	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2026-04-13	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois HB5236 currently on file.