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IL HB4420

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Chung

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the College Campus Press Act to extend press freedom protections to publicly funded media entities operating at Illinois state universities and community colleges, not just student-produced media
  • Designates public media produced at state institutions as a public forum for expression by employees, prohibiting prior review by university officials
  • Grants employees and agents of public media entities the right to file civil lawsuits seeking injunctive and declaratory relief for violations, with potential attorney's fee awards for prevailing parties
  • Clarifies that expression by public media employees is not campus policy and cannot be attributed to the institution
  • Provides state institutions immunity from lawsuits arising from expression in public media produced at their facilities, except for the institution's own statements

Legislative Description

COLLEGE PRESS ACT-PUBLIC MEDIA

Last Action

Assigned to Higher Education Committee

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education3/12/2026
Rules1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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