Roll Call: IL SB3592 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
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Bill Title: Creates the Strengthening Community Media Act. Provides that a local news organization shall not be sold to a company without giving written notice 120 days before the sales occurs to specified individuals and organizations. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates the Journalism Student Scholarship Program. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall award scholarships to students who will work at a local news organization in the State for a period of not less than 2 years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1021 [SB3592 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Bill Title: Creates the Strengthening Community Media Act. Provides that a local news organization shall not be sold to a company without giving written notice 120 days before the sales occurs to specified individuals and organizations. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates the Journalism Student Scholarship Program. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall award scholarships to students who will work at a local news organization in the State for a period of not less than 2 years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1021 [SB3592 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Vote: Concurrence in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 43 | 40 | 3 |
| Nay | 16 | - | 16 |
| Not Voting | - | - | - |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 40 | 19 |
