Bill Text: IL SJR0063 | 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 [SJR0063 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SJR0063-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The fifth generation of wireless (5G) is expected | ||||||
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) One member from the Department of Public Health, | ||||||
20 | appointed by the Director of Public
Health; |
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1 | (2) One member from the Department of Innovation and | ||||||
2 | Technology, appointed by the
Director of the Department of | ||||||
3 | Innovation and Technology; | ||||||
4 | (3) One member who is considered an expert in the field | ||||||
5 | of radiology, appointed by the
Governor; and | ||||||
6 | (4) One member who is considered an expert in the field | ||||||
7 | of electrical engineering and is
employed as a professor of | ||||||
8 | the subject, appointed by the Governor; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall | ||||||
10 | provide administrative support to the
Task Force; and be it | ||||||
11 | further
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12 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a final report | ||||||
13 | to the General Assembly by January 1, 2021 and, upon the filing | ||||||
14 | of its report, is dissolved.
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