Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5236: DIGITAL LIBRARY PROTECTION ACT
Status: Passed one chamber, July 13, 2026
Amends the Digital Library Protection Act. Provides that no publisher shall enter into a contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to a library that: (1) restricts the library from performing customary operational functions; (2) restricts the library from performing customary lending functions; (3) restricts the library from disclosing the terms of the contract or license agreement to any other library in the State; or (4) requires the library to violate the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Provides that a violation of the Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any contract to license electronic literary materials to a library that includes a provision prohibited under the Act is deemed unenforceable and void. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5236Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Tracy Katz MuhlSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new New Act 815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new New Act ILCS 505/2MMMM new Amends the Digital Library Protection Act. Provides that no publishershall enter into a contract or license agreement to distribute electronicliterary materials to a library (2) restricts the library fromperforming customary lending functions; (3) restricts the library fromdisclosing the terms of the contract or license agreement to any otherlibrary in the State…
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5236Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Tracy Katz MuhlSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new New Act 815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new New Act ILCS 505/2MMMM new Amends the Digital Library Protection Act. Provides that no publishershall enter into a contract or license agreement to distribute electronicliterary materials to a library (2) restricts the library fromperforming customary lending functions; (3) restricts the library fromdisclosing the terms of the contract or license agreement to any otherlibrary in the State; or (4) requires the library to violate the LibraryRecords Confidentiality Act. Provides that a violation of the Actconstitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and DeceptiveBusiness Practices Act. Provides that any contract to license electronicliterary materials to a library that includes a provision prohibited underthe Act is deemed unenforceable and void. Amends the Consumer Fraud andDeceptive Business Practices Act to make a conforming change. Effectiveimmediately. LRB104 18368 SPS 31808 b LRB104 18368 SPS 31808 b LRB104 18368 SPS 31808 b A BILL FOR HB5236LRB104 18368 SPS 31808 b HB5236 LRB104 18368 SPS 31808 b HB5236 LRB104 18368 SPS 31808 b AN ACT concerning business. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1.Short title.This Act may be cited as the Digital Library Protection …