Illinois · Senate Bill 43 · 104th General Assembly

IL CENTURY NETWORK-BROADBAND

SB 43 Sponsored by Rachel Ventura 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 Illinois Century Network Act. Specifies that the Illinois Century Network shall be a service creating and maintaining high speed telecommunications networks that provide reliable communication throughout Illinois (rather than a service creating and maintaining high speed telecommunications networks that provide reliable communication links for wholesale connections with other registered or certified…

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Amends the Illinois Century Network Act. Specifies that the Illinois Century Network shall be a service creating and maintaining high speed telecommunications networks that provide reliable communication throughout Illinois (rather than a service creating and maintaining high speed telecommunications networks that provide reliable communication links for wholesale connections with other registered or certified providers and the direct communication needs of various anchor institutions throughout Illinois). Authorizes the Illinois Century Network to develop an end-to-end broadband network that may include, but may not be limited to, middle-mile and last-mile infrastructure. Deletes provisions requiring the Network to avoid duplication of existing communication networks if those networks are capable of maintaining sufficient capacity to meet the requirement of anchor institutions. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeDirected to Multiple Committees Refer to Energy & Public Utilties, then Appropriations Committee. · Senate Appropriations
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Energy and Public Utilities · Senate Energy and Public Utilities
  6. CommitteePostponed - Energy and Public Utilities · Senate Energy and Public Utilities
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  9. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  10. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
  11. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  12. 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: 3 Democrats.

All 3 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.