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Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

HB 5236: DIGITAL LIBRARY PROTECTION ACT

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5236 is a bill introduced in the Illinois House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: DIGITAL LIBRARY PROTECTION ACT. Primary sponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic). It lists 44 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 13, 2026): Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mary Edly-Allen.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 40 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tracy Katz MuhlPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Mary Edly-AllenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Dee AvelarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Diane Blair-SherlockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Murri BrielCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Kelly CassidyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Sharon ChungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Justin CochranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
C.D. DavidsmeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Margaret A. DeLaRosaCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Eva-Dina DelgadoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Marti DeuterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Laura Faver DiasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Dan DidechCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Laura FineCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Robyn GabelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Nicolle GrasseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Will GuzzardiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Erica HarrissCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate56
Lisa HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Norma HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Barbara HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Suzy Glowiak HiltonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Maura HirschauerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Jay HoffmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Jeff KeicherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Stephanie KifowitCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Dave KoehlerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Lindsey LaPointeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Theresa MahCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Joyce MasonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Rita MayfieldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Anna MoellerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Kyle MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob MorganCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Michelle MussmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56
Suzanne NessCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Kevin OlickalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Mike PorfirioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Abdelnasser RashidCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Janet Yang RohrCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Anne StavaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Katie StuartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Nabeela SyedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse51
Larry WalshCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Tom WeberCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  2. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  3. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  4. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
  5. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  6. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  7. Referred to Assignments
  8. First Reading
  9. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  10. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
  11. Arrive in Senate
  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source