SB 213104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 213
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY MEDIA
Sent to Governor Last action August 1, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0077
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsors
- Dave Vella, Steve Stadelman
- Cosponsors (3)
- Jay Hoffman, Mike Simmons, Sharon Chung
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 1, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House State Government Administration, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 6
May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed109-0
yes (109) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Keicher, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
excused (8) Ammons, Scherer, Hirschauer, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Stephens, Syed, Friess
not voting (1) Cabello
April 23, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Davis, Lisa, Grasse, Nicolle, Ryan, Rick, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Swanson, Dan
not voting (2) Crawford, Michael, Faver Dias, Laura
April 10, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed55-0
yes (55) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Ellman
April 9, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed13-0
yes (13) Castro, Cristina, Anderson, Neil, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
March 19, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Castro, Cristina, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Anderson, Neil, Rezin, Sue
March 19, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed11-0
yes (11) Castro, Cristina, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Anderson, Neil, Rezin, Sue
Timeline 38
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0077 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 24, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 24, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| April 11, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 11, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 11, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| April 10, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000 |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025 |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-000-000 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| March 18, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| March 12, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| March 12, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| January 28, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.