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| Bill | BROADBAND ACCESS PASSENGR RAIL | Creates the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Law and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the Lieutenant Governor, with the advice of the Broadband Deployment Council, shall enlist a nonprofit corporation to implement a comprehensive, statewide high speed Internet deployment strategy and adoption initiative. Specifies the duties of the nonprofit organization. Provides that nothing in the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Law shall be construed as giving the Lieutenant Governor, the Broadband Deployment Council, the nonprofit organization, or other entities any additional authority, regulatory or otherwise, over providers of telecommunications, broadband, and information technology. Creates the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to be used, subject to appropriation, by the Lieutenant Governor for purposes of providing grants to the nonprofit organization enlisted under the Law. Provides that on the effective date of the Law, all moneys in the Digital Divide Elimination Infrastructure Fund which have not already been distributed or ordered distributed by the Illinois Commerce Commission shall be transferred to the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Fund. Contains other provisions concerning local governmental entities who undertake local broadband projects. Amends the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985 in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a telecommunications carrier that is not subject to regulation under an alternative regulation plan pursuant to specified provisions may reduce the rate or charge for a noncompetitive service, service element, feature, or functionality offered to customers on a separate, stand-alone basis or as part of a bundled service offering by filing with the Commission a tariff that shows the reduced rate or charge and all applicable terms and conditions of the noncompetitive service, service element, feature, or functionality or bundled offering. Provides that provisions concerning basic local exchange service quality and the consumer complaint resolution process do not apply to telephone cooperatives. Changes the repeal date of the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985 from July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2009. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 678 | Illinois SB 678 (95th) |
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Illinois SB 678 (95th) — BROADBAND ACCESS PASSENGR RAIL
Creates the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Law and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the Lieutenant Governor, with the advice of the Broadband Deployment Council, shall enlist a nonprofit corporation to implement a comprehensive, statewide high speed Internet deployment strategy and adoption initiative. Specifies the duties of the nonprofit organization. Provides that nothing in the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Law shall be construed as giving the Lieutenant Governor, the Broadband Deployment Council, the nonprofit organization, or other entities any additional authority, regulatory or otherwise, over providers of telecommunications, broadband, and information technology. Creates the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to be used, subject to appropriation, by the Lieutenant Governor for purposes of providing grants to the nonprofit organization enlisted under the Law. Provides that on the effective date of the Law, all moneys in the Digital Divide Elimination Infrastructure Fund which have not already been distributed or ordered distributed by the Illinois Commerce Commission shall be transferred to the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Fund. Contains other provisions concerning local governmental entities who undertake local broadband projects. Amends the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985 in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a telecommunications carrier that is not subject to regulation under an alternative regulation plan pursuant to specified provisions may reduce the rate or charge for a noncompetitive service, service element, feature, or functionality offered to customers on a separate, stand-alone basis or as part of a bundled service offering by filing with the Commission a tariff that shows the reduced rate or charge and all applicable terms and conditions of the noncompetitive service, service element, feature, or functionality or bundled offering. Provides that provisions concerning basic local exchange service quality and the consumer complaint resolution process do not apply to telephone cooperatives. Changes the repeal date of the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985 from July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2009.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 5 — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Aaron Schock — cosponsor (person)
- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Reitz — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)
- James H. Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-08 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond
filing - 2007-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-08 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2007-03-07 Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007
- 2007-03-08 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2007
- 2007-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- 2007-03-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Matt Murphy
- 2007-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- 2007-03-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2007-03-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2007-03-29 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bond
amendment-passage - 2007-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2007-03-29 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-29 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2007-03-29 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2007-03-30 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-30 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2007-04-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- 2007-04-30 Assigned to Railroad Safety Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-17 Do Pass / Short Debate Railroad Safety Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- 2007-05-24 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2007-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2007-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Telecommunications Committee
- 2007-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Telecommunications Committee; 023-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Telecommunications Committee
- 2007-05-31 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Telecommunications Committee; 022-002-001
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Pension Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. James D. Brosnahan
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-31 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Shane Cultra
- 2007-05-31 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2007-05-31 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2007-05-31 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. James D. Brosnahan
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
- 2007-05-31 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-31 Removed from Short Debate Status
- 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Extended Debate
- 2007-05-31 Third Reading - Extended Debate - Passed 113-000-002
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
amendment-failure - 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2007-05-31 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 04,05
- 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 04,05 - June 1, 2007
- 2007-05-31 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- 2007-05-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
filing - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
filing - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-06-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2007-06-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- 2007-06-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- 2007-06-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2007-06-14 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Environment and Energy
referral-committee - 2007-06-14 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Environment and Energy
referral-committee - 2007-06-14 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 012-000-000
- 2007-06-14 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 012-000-000
- 2007-06-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-06-19 3/5 Vote Required
- 2007-06-19 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 054-000-001
- 2007-06-19 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Senate Concurs 054-000-001
- 2007-06-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-22 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-06-30 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-06-30 Effective Date June 30, 2007
- 2007-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0009
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f7111d04-7f30-4914-bdaf-e101bee88c47. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).