SUPPORT-PUBLIC MEDIA
- Introduced May 23, 2025
- In committee May 27, 2025
- Adopted by the House Next
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Expresses support for public media outlets in Illinois and their independence. Encourages all licensees of public media outlets to allow public media to operate under the United States Constitution's right to free press without interference, and requests this in particular from the State's institutes of higher education. Supports the continued flow of public funds to support the free exchange of information from public media outlets to the residents of Illinois.
Every action
3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.
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Sharon ChungD Primary sponsor · District 91
All 1 cosponsor
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.