HB4854

FINANCE-PUBLIC PROGRAMMING

Introduced·2/3/26
Introduced Text

Establishes the Public, Educational, and Governmental Programming Fund to subsidize operational, capital, and equipment costs for programmers and.

The bill creates the Public, Educational, and Governmental Programming Fund in the State of Illinois. Moneys in this fund will be used by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for operational and administrative expenditures, and to award grants to public, educational, and governmental programmers and studio operators. The grants aim to subsidize costs related to producing and procuring programming. The Department must adopt rules for the distribution of grant moneys and eligibility by January 1, 2027.

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Where it stands

Current
Rules Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 26

8:00 AM

House Revenue & Finance Committee Hearing

Mar 26

8:01 AM

House Finance Subcommittee Committee Hearing

History

Mar 27

House

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Mar 4

House

Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

Feb 6

House

First Reading