Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 18 R · 13 D cosponsors

SB1719      — LOC GOV-ELECTRONIC RECORDS

Last action — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 R · 13 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

Allows local governments to store public records electronically.

This bill updates the Local Records Act to permit local governments to meet record-keeping requirements by storing records electronically. This change aims to modernize the way public records are managed.

Summary

Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a unit of local government required to store public records under the Act may satisfy the requirements of the Act by storing the public records in an electronic form.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026

  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026

  6. To Government Operations

  7. Re-assigned to Executive

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  9. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  10. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  11. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  12. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler

  14. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci

  16. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker

  17. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure

  18. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney

  19. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills

  20. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant

  21. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

  23. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  24. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Government Operations

  25. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

  26. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss

  27. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

  28. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson

  29. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

  30. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox

  31. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran

  32. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  33. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose

  34. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis

  35. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick

  36. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  37. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  38. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva

  39. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson

  40. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  41. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin

  42. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  43. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  44. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive

  45. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  46. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.

  47. To Government Operations

  48. Assigned to Executive

  49. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema

  50. Referred to Assignments

  51. First Reading

  52. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 152 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (152)

152 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB1719      do?
Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a unit of local government required to store public records under the Act may satisfy the requirements of the Act by storing the public records in an electronic form.
Who sponsors SB1719     ?
SB1719      is sponsored by Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Chris Balkema (Republican), David Koehler (Democrat), Sue Rezin (Republican), Graciela Guzmán (Democrat), Neil Anderson (Republican), Celina Villanueva (Democrat), Javier L. Cervantes (Democrat), Adriane L. Johnson (Democrat), Robert F. Martwick (Democrat), Seth Lewis (Republican), Chapin Rose (Republican), Mike Porfirio (Democrat), John F. Curran (Republican), Craig Wilcox (Republican), Jil Tracy (Republican), Dave Syverson (Republican), Patrick J. Joyce (Democrat), Erica Harriss (Republican), Donald P. DeWitte (Republican), Mike Simmons (Democrat), Ram Villivalam (Democrat), Steve Stadelman (Democrat), Terri Bryant (Republican), Darby A. Hills (Republican), Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Steve McClure (Republican), Mark L. Walker (Democrat), Paul Faraci (Democrat), Jason Plummer (Republican), and Dale Fowler (Republican).
What is the current status of SB1719     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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