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IntroducedFeb 05, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 17, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Illinois House Bill
DIGITAL LIBRARY PROTECTION ACT
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 29, 2026: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 5236
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Nabeela SyedHouse cosponsor
- Eva-Dina DelgadoHouse cosponsor
- Dagmara AvelarHouse cosponsor
- Michelle MussmanHouse cosponsor
- Lindsey LaPointeHouse cosponsor
- Bob MorganHouse cosponsor
- Justin CochranHouse cosponsor
- Daniel DidechHouse cosponsor
- Diane Blair-SherlockHouse cosponsor
- Abdelnasser RashidHouse cosponsor
- Sharon ChungHouse cosponsor
- Nicolle GrasseHouse cosponsor
- Theresa MahHouse cosponsor
- Will GuzzardiHouse cosponsor
- Elizabeth "Lisa" HernandezHouse cosponsor
- Norma HernandezHouse cosponsor
- Jeff KeicherHouse cosponsor
- Barbara HernandezHouse cosponsor
- Laura Faver DiasHouse cosponsor
- Stephanie A. KifowitHouse cosponsor
- Janet Yang RohrHouse cosponsor
- Katie StuartHouse cosponsor
- Anna MoellerHouse cosponsor
- Kelly M. CassidyHouse cosponsor
- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.House cosponsor
- Anne StavaHouse cosponsor
- Joyce MasonHouse cosponsor
- Suzanne M. NessHouse cosponsor
- Amy BrielHouse cosponsor
- Kevin John OlickalHouse cosponsor
- Christopher "C.D." DavidsmeyerHouse cosponsor
- Maura HirschauerHouse cosponsor
- Robyn GabelHouse cosponsor
- Margaret A. DeLaRosaHouse cosponsor
- Martha DeuterHouse cosponsor
- Kyle MooreHouse cosponsor
- Tom WeberHouse cosponsor
- Meg Loughran CappelSenate cosponsor
- Mike PorfirioSenate cosponsor
- Erica HarrissSenate cosponsor
Votes
YES: 99
- Mussman
- Grasse
- Ness
- Niemerg
- Guzzardi
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Benton
- OrtÃz
- Halbrook
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Hammond
- Briel
- Reick
- Hanson
- Buckner
- Rita
- Harper
- Bunting
- Hauter
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Canty
- Sanalitro
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Cassidy
- Scherer
- Hernandez, Norma
- Chung
- Schmidt
- Hirschauer
- Cochran
- Schweizer
- Hoffman
- Coffey
- Severin
- Crawford
- Sheehan
- Jacobs
- Crespo
- Slaughter
- Jiménez
- Croke
- Smith
- Johnson
- Davis, Jed
- Spain
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Davis, Lisa
- Keicher
- William "Will" Davis
- Deering
- Stuart
- Kifowit
- DeLaRosa
- Swanson
- La Ha
- Delgado
- Syed
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Tipsword
- Mah
- Didech
- Ugaste
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Vella
- Mason
- Elik
- Walsh
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Weaver
- McCombie
- Weber
- McLaughlin
- West
- Meier
- Friess
- Wilhour
- Meyers-Martin
- Fritts
- Williams, Ann
- Miller
- Gabel
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Moeller
- Windhorst
- Moore
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morgan
- González
- Welch
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 1
NOT VOTING: 4
Actions
- Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- Apr 17, 2026 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-001
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- Apr 14, 2026 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-003-000
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
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