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Bill	CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFO ACT	Creates the Illinois Center for Geographic Information Act. Creates the Illinois Center for Geographic Information within the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Provides that the Center shall evaluate proposals, in consultation with an Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, and make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on the efficient development, use, and funding of geographic information management technology for State, regional, local, and academic agencies and institutions. Provides that the Prairie Research Institute shall form an Intergovernmental Advisory Committee that shall serve in an advisory capacity for the Center. Provides that the Center shall engage with interested stakeholders throughout the State. Provides that the Center shall have the authority to initiate and enter into intergovernmental data sharing agreements on behalf of the State for the benefit of geographic information coordination. Repeals the Illinois Geographic Information Council Act. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 3179	Illinois SB 3179 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Carol Ammons Scott M. Bennett	4	32	2	2022-01-13	2022-05-27	openstates	ocd-bill/14220f61-8ba9-4000-a5f5-c1b794ee249e	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3179&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=137933&SessionID=110&GA=102	baa58b7c2365e523b2fdf8e788b01b2a80f10975f12c964006995b726f195de7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3179 (102nd) — CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFO ACT

Creates the Illinois Center for Geographic Information Act. Creates the Illinois Center for Geographic Information within the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Provides that the Center shall evaluate proposals, in consultation with an Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, and make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on the efficient development, use, and funding of geographic information management technology for State, regional, local, and academic agencies and institutions. Provides that the Prairie Research Institute shall form an Intergovernmental Advisory Committee that shall serve in an advisory capacity for the Center. Provides that the Center shall engage with interested stakeholders throughout the State. Provides that the Center shall have the authority to initiate and enter into intergovernmental data sharing agreements on behalf of the State for the benefit of geographic information coordination. Repeals the Illinois Geographic Information Council Act. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Carol Ammons — primary (person)
• Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)
• Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2022-01-13 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett filing
• 2022-01-13 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-01-13 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-01-26 Assigned to State Government referral-committee
• 2022-02-07 Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-02-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2022
• 2022-02-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
• 2022-02-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
• 2022-02-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bennett amendment-passage
• 2022-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 25, 2022
• 2022-02-25 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-25 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
• 2022-02-25 Arrived in House introduction
• 2022-03-01 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2022-03-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-03-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-07 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-03-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2022-03-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2022-03-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
• 2022-04-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-05-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2022-05-27 Effective Date May 27, 2022
• 2022-05-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1009 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/14220f61-8ba9-4000-a5f5-c1b794ee249e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).