2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB1732: JOURNALISM PRESERVATION ACT

Legislative Summary

Creates the Journalism Preservation Act. Provides that specified online platforms shall track and record, on a monthly basis, the total number of times the online platform's websites link to, display, or present a digital journalism provider's news articles, works of journalism, or other content that are displayed or presented to Illinois residents and remit a journalism usage fee payment to each digital journalism provider who has satisfied specific requirements. Sets forth provisions concerning notice requirements; fee payments; calculation of fees; arbitration; non-retaliation; funding for journalists and support staff; reporting requirements; preservation of rights; and severability.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate
2/5/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/18/2025
Assigned to Executive
Senate
2/19/2025
To Elections
Senate
3/21/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Senate
4/11/2025
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Assignments(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/5/202585.6 KB