For additional roll call votes on Illinois SB2419 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: Creates the License to Read Act. Defines terms. Provides that the State Librarian may negotiate with publishers of e-books and e-audiobooks on behalf of libraries on reasonable terms that would enable libraries to acquire necessary licenses to provide library users with access to e-books and e-audiobooks. Provides that the State Librarian may award grants that develop, expand, or support the acquisition of access to e-books and e-audiobooks in Illinois. Creates the License to Read Fund to deposit fees or other funds received for the purposes of the Act. Includes other provisions relating to legislative findings, assistance from other agencies or entities, and rules. Amends the State Library Act. Provides that the State Library's support and implementation of library services on a statewide basis includes the effective sharing of resources and services among libraries to promote access to information in both print and electronic format. Provides that the State Library may cooperate with acquiring and sharing electronic resources, e-books, and e-audiobooks. Includes other provisions relating to electronic resources, including e-books and e-audiobooks. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-02-06 - Sponsor Removed Sen. Paul Faraci [SB2419 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Vote: Third Reading in House

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	108	71	37
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	3	2	1
Absent	-	-	-
TOTAL	111	73	38

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Rep. Ammons, Carol [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Andrade Jr., Jaime M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Avelar, Dagmara "Dee" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Benton, Harry [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Blair-Sherlock, Diane [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Buckner, Kambium "Kam" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Burke, Kelly M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cabello, John M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Canty, Mary Beth [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Carroll, Jonathan [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cassidy, Kelly M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Caulkins, Dan [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Chung, Sharon [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Coffey Jr., Michael "Mike" J. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Sen. Collins, Lakesia [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Costa Howard, Terra [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Crespo, Fred [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Croke, Margaret Noble [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Davidsmeyer, Christopher "CD" D. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Davis, Jed [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. DeLuca, Anthony [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Faver Dias, Laura [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Didech, Daniel [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Dina Delgado, Eva [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Egofske, John [R]					N/A	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Elik, Amy [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Evans Jr., Marcus C. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Flowers, Mary E. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ford, LaShawn K. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Frese, Randy E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Friess, David [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Fritts Brad, Bradley J. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gabel, Robyn [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gill, Mary [D]					N/A	N/A	N/A
Rep. Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gonzalez Jr., Edgar [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gordon-Booth, Jehan A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Grant, Amy L. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica J. [D]					N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Guzzardi, Will [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Haas, Jackie [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Halbrook, Brad [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hammond, Norine K. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hanson, Matt [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Harper, Sonya M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hauter, William "Bill" E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hernandez, Barbara [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hernandez, Norma [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hirschauer, Maura [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hoffman, Jay C. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Huynh, Hoan [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jacobs, Paul [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jimenez, Lilian [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Johnson, Gregg [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Keicher, Jeff [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kelly, Michael J. [D]					N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kifowit, Stephanie A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ladisch Douglass, Jenn [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. LaPointe, Lindsey [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Lilly, Camille [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mah, Theresa [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Manley, Natalie A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Marron, Michael T. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mayfield, Rita [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. McCombie, Tony M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. McLaughlin, Martin [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Meier, Charles E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Meyers-Martin, Debbie [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Miller, Chris [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Moeller, Anna [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Morgan, Bob [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Moylan, Martin J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mussman, Michelle [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ness, Suzanne M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Nichols, Cyril [D]					N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Niemerg, Adam M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Olickal, Kevin John [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ortiz, Aaron M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ozinga, Tim [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rashid, Abdelnasser [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Reick, Steven [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rita, Robert "Bob" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rosenthal, Wayne Arthur [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sanalitro, Jennifer [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Scherer, Sue [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Schmidt, Kevin [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Severin, Dave [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Slaughter, Justin D. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Smith Jr., Nicholas "Nick" K. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Spain, Ryan [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Stava-Murray, Anne M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Stephens, Bradley "Brad" [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Swanson, Daniel "Dan" M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Syed, Nabeela [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Tarver II, Curtis J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Tipsword Jr., Dennis [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ugaste, Dan [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Vella, Dave [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Walker, Mark L. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Walsh Jr., Lawrence M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Weaver, Travis [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Weber, Tom [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Welch, Emanuel "Chris" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. West II, Maurice A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Wilhour, Blaine [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Williams, Ann M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Williams, Jawaharial [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Windhorst, Patrick [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Yang Rohr, Janet Yang [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Yednock, Lance [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart