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type: "Bill"
title: "CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFO ACT"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3179"
citation: "Illinois SB 3179 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carol Ammons", "Scott M. Bennett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-13"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14220f61-8ba9-4000-a5f5-c1b794ee249e"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3179&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=137933&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "baa58b7c2365e523b2fdf8e788b01b2a80f10975f12c964006995b726f195de7"
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 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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3179.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3179eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3179sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3179enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14220f61-8ba9-4000-a5f5-c1b794ee249e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).