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type: "Bill"
title: "TELCO DIGITAL DIVIDE CONTRIBUT"
description: "Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that only telecommunications carriers that provide local exchange service (rather than all carriers) are required to notify their end-users (rather than all customers) about contributions to fund the Program to Foster the Elimination of the Digital Divide. Provides that notice need not be given to end-users subscribing to cellular radio service, high-speed data transmission service, pay phone service, and certain other services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1056"
citation: "Illinois SB 1056 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcf3d400-c469-49d9-bfd6-2d2601989603"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1056&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3966&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e5a397d7410963b5470c9a16d7ebeafdfbdad51fac32dfa96e349311c33334ad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 1056 (93rd) — TELCO DIGITAL DIVIDE CONTRIBUT
Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that only telecommunications carriers that provide local exchange service (rather than all carriers) are required to notify their end-users (rather than all customers) about contributions to fund the Program to Foster the Elimination of the Digital Divide. Provides that notice need not be given to end-users subscribing to cellular radio service, high-speed data transmission service, pay phone service, and certain other services.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1056&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3966&DocNum=1056&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1056eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3966&DocNum=1056&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1056enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3966&DocNum=1056&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dave Sullivan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Sullivan `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Postponed - Environment & Energy
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-08** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2003-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0358 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcf3d400-c469-49d9-bfd6-2d2601989603`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).