2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
SB1719: LOC GOV-ELECTRONIC RECORDS
Legislative Summary
Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a unit of local government required to store public records under the Act may satisfy the requirements of the Act by storing the public records in an electronic form.
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Bill History
2/5/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
Senate
2/5/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/6/2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
Senate
2/18/2025
Assigned to Executive
Senate
2/19/2025
To Government Operations
Senate
3/14/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
Senate
3/14/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/18/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
Senate
3/21/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Senate
4/2/2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Government Operations
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
Senate
4/11/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Senate
Amendments
Senate Amendment 001
Senate Amendment 001
3/14/2025Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor

Li Arellano
Republican
Co-Sponsors (30)
Chris Balkema
Republican
David Koehler
Democrat
Susan Rezin
Republican
Graciela Guzman
Democrat
Neil Anderson
Republican
Celina Villanueva
Democrat
Javier Cervantes
Democrat
Adriane Johnson
Democrat
Robert Martwick
Democrat
Seth Lewis
Republican
Chapin Rose
Republican
Mike Porfirio
Democrat
John Curran
Republican
Craig Wilcox
Republican
Jil Tracy
Republican
Dave Syverson
Republican
Patrick Joyce
Democrat
Erica Harriss
Republican
Donald DeWitte
Republican
Mike Simmons
Democrat
Ram Villivalam
Democrat
Steve Stadelman
Democrat
Terri Bryant
Republican
Darby Hills
Republican
Andrew Chesney
Republican
Steve McClure
Republican
Mark Walker
Democrat
Paul Faraci
Democrat
Jason Plummer
Republican
Dale Fowler
Republican