Bill Status of SB 3591   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  JOURNALISM PRESERVATION ACT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Steve Stadelman-Rachel Ventura

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a covered platform shall annually compensate digital journalism providers for accessing the websites of the digital journalism providers, with the compensation annually adjusted for increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United States Department of Labor and annually distributed to the digital journalism providers. Provides that the distributions may be made by either an approved claims administrator or directly by the digital journalism providers itself. Makes other changes.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2
Corrects technical errors.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
  2/9/2024SenateFirst Reading
  2/9/2024SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/20/2024SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/7/2024SenatePostponed - Executive
  3/13/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
  4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
  4/12/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
  4/19/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
  5/3/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
  5/17/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
  5/17/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
  5/21/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
  5/21/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  5/22/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
  5/22/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  5/22/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
  5/22/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
  5/22/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  5/22/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
  5/22/2024SenateDo Pass as Amended Executive; 010-003-000
  5/22/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2024
  5/22/2024SenateSecond Reading
  5/22/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2024
  5/24/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2024
  5/25/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 26, 2024
  6/26/2024SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die

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