IL HB5236

Prohibits publishers from entering contracts with Illinois libraries that restrict customary operational functions, including making preservation copies, using technological protection measures, or participating in interlibrary loan systems

Bars licensing agreements that restrict lending functions such as setting loan periods, loaning to borrowers, or virtually reciting text and displaying artwork for educational purposes

Requires publishers to offer electronic books and digital audiobooks to libraries at prices no greater than those charged to the general public, and prohibits cost-per-circulation fees unless substantially lower than outright purchase

Prevents publishers from imposing both circulation limits and time-based license restrictions simultaneously, and prohibits contract confidentiality clauses between libraries

Violations constitute unlawful practices under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, with contracts containing prohibited provisions deemed unenforceable and void; existing contracts are exempt