Illinois · Senate Bill 29 · 104th General Assembly

NOTICES-ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION

SB 29 Sponsored by Cristina Castro In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 13, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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 Notice By Publication Act. Provides that whenever a municipality is required to provide notice by publication in a newspaper by law, order of court, or contract, the municipality may publish the notice on an official municipal website instead of in a newspaper if the notice published on the official municipal website is also published electronically on a searchable online database website and that website…

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Amends the Notice By Publication Act. Provides that whenever a municipality is required to provide notice by publication in a newspaper by law, order of court, or contract, the municipality may publish the notice on an official municipal website instead of in a newspaper if the notice published on the official municipal website is also published electronically on a searchable online database website and that website provides independent certification of the publication. Provides conditions concerning the availability and format of the searchable online database website. Repeals a Section concerning the placement of published notices on a statewide website and makes corresponding changes throughout the Act and in the Newspaper Legal Notice Act. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  2. CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  3. CommitteePostponed - Executive · Senate Executive
  4. CommitteePostponed - Executive · Senate Executive
  5. CommitteePostponed - Executive · Senate Executive
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  7. CommitteePostponed - Executive · Senate Executive
  8. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 3 cosponsors

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