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type: "Bill"
title: "LIBRARIES-GRANTS AND RESEARCH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Indefinitely extends a waiver of a grant eligibility requirement which expired after the State Fiscal Year 2015. Repeals a section allowing the State Librarian to designate Research and Reference Centers and Special Resource Centers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Chicago Public Library, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and the Illinois State Library. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2255"
citation: "Illinois SB 2255 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-27"
last_action: "2016-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18bec09c-1ea6-4465-b97c-a2878e3a8dc0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2255&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=93380&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "7a94c659166f5da28d878f18804b4c69bbccaf830128d857f350527c9bd11e2f"
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 2255 (99th) — LIBRARIES-GRANTS AND RESEARCH
Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Indefinitely extends a waiver of a grant eligibility requirement which expired after the State Fiscal Year 2015. Repeals a section allowing the State Librarian to designate Research and Reference Centers and Special Resource Centers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Chicago Public Library, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and the Illinois State Library. Effective immediately.
## 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=09900SB2255&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93380&DocNum=2255&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2255eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93380&DocNum=2255&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2255enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93380&DocNum=2255&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Christian L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
- Margo McDermed — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-01-27** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2016-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-27** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-18** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2016
- **2016-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 9, 2016
- **2016-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2016-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-18** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- **2016-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2016
- **2016-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0619 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18bec09c-1ea6-4465-b97c-a2878e3a8dc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).