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Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

SB 1865: CAMPUS FREE SPEECH ACT

Introduced 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

SB 1865 is a bill introduced in the Illinois Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: CAMPUS FREE SPEECH ACT. Primary sponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2025): Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris BalkemaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate53
Neil AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Terri BryantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate58
Andrew ChesneyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate45
Jil TracyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50

“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. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  2. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  3. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  5. Referred to Assignments
  6. First Reading
  7. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema

Sources

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