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IL HB4528

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2026

Primary Sponsor

Maurice West

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 1A-55 of the Illinois Election Code to reconcile conflicting language between Public Act 100-587 and Public Act 100-623 regarding election cybersecurity provisions.
  • Standardizes terminology throughout the statute, changing "cyber security" to "cybersecurity," "cyber attacks" to "cyberattacks," and "Cyber Navigator Program" to "cyber navigator program."
  • Requires at least 50% of federal Help America Vote Act funds received by the Board be allocated to the cyber navigator program supporting election authorities.
  • Prohibits grants to election authorities that do not participate in the Board-managed cyber navigator program.
  • Permits remaining Help America Vote Act funds to be used for maintaining secure collection sites for vote by mail ballot returns.

Legislative Description

ELEC CD-CYBERSECURITY

Last Action

Assigned to Ethics & Elections

2/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Ethics & Elections2/17/2026
Rules1/30/2026

Full Bill Text

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