# Illinois HB4261: LIBRARIES-GRANTS Illinois HB4261, LIBRARIES-GRANTS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2026-05-22 (Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4261-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB4261 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: LIBRARIES-GRANTS - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-05-22, Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 20 - Subjects: state government administration, assignments, appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (116 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Increases the amounts to be provided by the State Librarian for annual library system grants, for annual grants to qualified public libraries in the State, and for annual school library grants. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dan Swanson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael E. Hastings (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael J. Coffey, Jr. (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Ryan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Rosenthal (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 107 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-05-22: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Assigned to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2026-04-08: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2026-04-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-07: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2026-02-18: Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2026-02-17: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2026-02-11: Assigned to State Government Administration Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-01-14: First Reading (House) - 2026-01-05: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martha Deuter (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4261eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4261.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4261eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4261.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4261-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).