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type: "Bill"
title: "COLLEGE TEXTBOOK PUBLISHING"
description: "Creates the Transparency in College Textbook Publishing Practices Act. Provides that when contacting or being contacted by prospective clients, each publisher of college textbooks shall disclose, at that time and in writing, to the faculty member or, if applicable, the other adopting entity in charge of selecting textbooks for courses taught at a public institution of higher education (1) the copyright dates of the 3 previous editions of the textbook, if any; (2) a description of the substantial content changes made between the current edition of the textbook or supplemental materials and the previous edition, if any; and (3) the existence and price of alternative formats of the textbook or supplemental materials. Provides that publishers of college textbooks are required to offer all bundled textbooks for sale as individual unbundled textbooks and supplemental materials. Contains a provision concerning institutional autonomy and academic freedom. Effective July 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 461"
citation: "Illinois HB 461 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b541804-f1ed-4ff7-a345-257c3c92621b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=461&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40806&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e6f99179e3aba576d6c5c9063cc36aaa53a132026890a253a8f3fdd8863989a2"
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 HB 461 (96th) — COLLEGE TEXTBOOK PUBLISHING
Creates the Transparency in College Textbook Publishing Practices Act. Provides that when contacting or being contacted by prospective clients, each publisher of college textbooks shall disclose, at that time and in writing, to the faculty member or, if applicable, the other adopting entity in charge of selecting textbooks for courses taught at a public institution of higher education (1) the copyright dates of the 3 previous editions of the textbook, if any; (2) a description of the substantial content changes made between the current edition of the textbook or supplemental materials and the previous edition, if any; and (3) the existence and price of alternative formats of the textbook or supplemental materials. Provides that publishers of college textbooks are required to offer all bundled textbooks for sale as individual unbundled textbooks and supplemental materials. Contains a provision concerning institutional autonomy and academic freedom. Effective July 1, 2010.
## 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=09600HB0461&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40806&DocNum=461&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0461eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40806&DocNum=461&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0461enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40806&DocNum=461&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `filing`
- **2009-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-03-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2009-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-03-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-03-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date July 1, 2010
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0359 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b541804-f1ed-4ff7-a345-257c3c92621b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).