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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 381          </title>
<shortdesc>SUPPORT-PUBLIC MEDIA</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sharon Chung-Matt Hanson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/27/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Expresses support for public media outlets in Illinois and their independence. Encourages all licensees of public media outlets to allow public media to operate under the United States Constitution's right to free press without interference, and requests this in particular from the State's institutes of higher education. Supports the continued flow of public funds to support the free exchange of information from public media outlets to the residents of Illinois.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/23/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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