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IL SB1988

COLLEGE PRESS-PUBLIC MEDIA

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Introduced
02/06/2025
In Committee
05/23/2025
Crossed Over
04/10/2025
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
104th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Amends the College Campus Press Act. Defines "public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning". Provides that all public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning is a public forum for expression by the employees producing media at the particular institution of higher learning. Provides that public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning shall not be subject to prior review by public officials of a State-sponsored institution of higher learning. Allows an employee working for or an agent of an entity creating public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning to commence a civil action to obtain appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief as determined by a court for violation of the Act by such State-sponsored institution of higher learning. Provides that expression made by an employee or agent of an entity producing public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning is neither expression of campus policy nor speech attributable to a State-sponsored institution of higher learning. Provides that a State-sponsored institution of higher learning shall be immune from any lawsuit arising from expression actually made by the public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning

AI Summary

This bill amends the College Campus Press Act to expand press freedom protections to public media produced at state-sponsored higher education institutions. The bill introduces a new definition for "public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning," which refers to media created and distributed in print or audiovisual format by an entity with public funding and a license to use the institution's resources. The legislation establishes that such public media is a public forum for expression by its employees, including journalists and editors, and cannot be subject to prior review by institutional officials. The bill allows employees or agents of public media entities to file civil actions if their press freedoms are violated, and explicitly states that expressions made in such media are not considered official campus policy or attributable to the institution. Additionally, the bill provides immunity to state-sponsored higher education institutions from lawsuits arising from expression made in campus or public media, except for the institution's own expressions. This legislation aims to protect press freedom and editorial independence for both student and public media produced within state-sponsored higher education institutions in Illinois.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Justice

Sponsors (47)

Tracy Katz Muhl (D)*,  Dave Koehler (D)*,  Dee Avelar (D),  Amy Briel (D),  Kelly Cassidy (D),  Michael Crawford (D),  Fred Crespo (D),  Margaret Croke (D),  Lisa Davis (D),  Anthony DeLuca (D),  Martha Deuter (D),  Dan Didech (D),  Paul Faraci (D),  Laura Faver Dias (D),  Edgar González (D),  Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),  Nicolle Grasse (D),  Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D),  Will Guzzardi (D),  Matt Hanson (D),  Sonya Harper (D),  Barbara Hernandez (D),  Lisa Hernandez (D),  Norma Hernandez (D),  Maura Hirschauer (D),  Hoan Huynh (D),  Gregg Johnson (D),  Lindsey LaPointe (D),  Camille Lilly (D),  Theresa Mah (D),  Natalie Manley (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Marty Moylan (D),  Michelle Mussman (D),  Suzanne Ness (D),  Kevin Olickal (D),  Abdelnasser Rashid (D),  Bob Rita (D),  Mike Simmons (D),  Justin Slaughter (D),  Anne Stava-Murray (D),  Nabeela Syed (D),  Dave Vella (D),  Rachel Ventura (D),  Celina Villanueva (D),  Janet Yang Rohr (D), 

Last Action

Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (on 05/28/2025)

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