Bill Text: IL SJR0055 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the 5G Task Force to identify any major health risks associated with the proliferation of 5G infrastructure in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SJR0055 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SJR0055-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The fifth generation of wireless (5G) is excepted | ||||||
| 3 | to be available throughout the country in
2020; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, 5G taps into millimeter waves at the top of the | ||||||
| 5 | radio spectrum that have not previously been
used for | ||||||
| 6 | telecommunication to allow for the faster transfer of data; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, New antennas and other 5G equipment will need to | ||||||
| 8 | be installed to increase capacity; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, New technology frequently invokes concerns about | ||||||
| 10 | health impacts; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
| 13 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the 5G Task Force is created to | ||||||
| 14 | identify any major health risks associated with the | ||||||
| 15 | proliferation of 5G
infrastructure in the State of Illinois; | ||||||
| 16 | and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be comprised of the | ||||||
| 18 | following members, who shall serve
without compensation: | ||||||
| 19 | (1) Two members from the Senate Majority Caucus, who | ||||||
| 20 | shall be appointed by the President of
the Senate; | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) Two members from the House Majority Caucus, who | ||||||
| 2 | shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives; | ||||||
| 4 | (3) Two members from the Senate Minority Caucus, who | ||||||
| 5 | shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
| 6 | (4) Two members from the House Minority Caucus, who | ||||||
| 7 | shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of | ||||||
| 8 | Representatives; | ||||||
| 9 | (5) One member from the Department of Public Health, | ||||||
| 10 | appointed by the Director of Public
Health; | ||||||
| 11 | (6) One member from the Department of Innovation and | ||||||
| 12 | Technology, appointed by the
Director of the Department of | ||||||
| 13 | Innovation and Technology; | ||||||
| 14 | (7) One member who is considered an expert in the field | ||||||
| 15 | of radiology, appointed by the
Governor; and | ||||||
| 16 | (8) One member who is considered an expert in the field | ||||||
| 17 | of electrical engineering and is
employed as a professor of | ||||||
| 18 | the subject, appointed by the Governor; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall | ||||||
| 20 | provide administrative support to the
Task Force; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a final report | ||||||
| 23 | to the General Assembly by January 1, 2021 and, upon the filing | ||||||
| 24 | of its report, is dissolved.
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