Illinois · Senate Bill 1812 · 103rd General Assembly

LOCAL BOOK BANNING PROHIBITED

SB 1812 Sponsored by Mike Simmons Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that a public officer, employee, board, or representative of a governmental unit may not ban or otherwise prohibit a book from being available for reading or circulation by members of the public in a library, school, or other publicly funded facility. Provides that the provisions do not restrict the ability to limit books in schools or in another publicly funded facility based upon the age and development level of persons who will have access to those books. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.

Every action

25 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  5. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons
  6. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  8. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  12. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  13. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  14. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  15. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  16. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  17. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
  1. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive · Senate Assignments
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  3. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
  4. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive · Senate Executive
  5. CommitteePostponed - Executive · Senate Executive
  6. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 11 Democrats.

All 11 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.