IL SB0213

Establishes the Government Advertising Spending Transparency Act requiring all State agencies and departments to report their advertising spending annually

Reports must be submitted to the General Assembly and posted on agency websites by October 1 each year, beginning October 1, 2026

Required report contents include: total advertising spending, names of advertising vendors and contract amounts, media type categories (search platforms, national news, digital platforms, local news outlets), and general subject matter of ads (military recruitment, public health, job training, etc.)

State agencies must make good faith efforts to collect placement information from contracted vendors who place advertisements on their behalf

Legislative findings cite that newspaper advertising has dropped 82% nationally since 2000, contributing to a 57% decline in newspaper reporters and thousands of closures