HB 2747 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

LIBRARY SYSTEMS-STATE GRANTS

Summary

Amends the Illinois Library System Act. In provisions concerning State grants, provides that the grants shall include, among other things, planning and construction grants to library systems and public libraries that are members of a library system (rather than planning and construction grants to public libraries and library systems) and grants to improve or enhance security of libraries.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 9, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify that grants for planning and construction are awarded to library systems rather than individual public libraries, ensuring funds flow to the system level. Additionally, new provisions allow library systems to use grant funds for services benefiting other systems with State Librarian approval and introduce a mechanism for libraries to provide an equivalent cash amount instead of a specific tax levy rate to qualify for grants.

Scope change

The scope of grant recipients was adjusted to prioritize library systems over individual public libraries for planning and construction funding.

FISCAL

Planning and construction grants are now designated for library systems and their member public libraries, rather than being issued directly to public libraries and library systems separately.

Library systems may now use grant funds to provide services to members of other library systems, provided the expenditure is in the recipient system's plan and approved by the State Librarian.

ELIGIBILITY

Libraries may qualify for grants by providing an amount of money equivalent to the revenue produced by a specific tax levy rate, rather than being required to levy the tax at that exact rate.

REQUIREMENT

The State Librarian is now required to use the latest federal census data to determine the population of the area served by a library system for funding calculations.

Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

115–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 118

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic78

75 Yea 3

96% Yea

R Republican40

40 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors