Illinois House Bill 3241 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Accountability in College Textbook Publishing Practices Act. Provides that if a publisher provides a faculty member or entity in charge of selecting course materials at an institution of higher education with information regarding a college textbook or supplemental material, the publisher shall include specified information in its communication. Sets forth requirements for when a publisher provides a faculty member or entity in charge of selecting course materials at an institution with the price at which the publisher would make a college textbook or supplemental material available to the institution's campus bookstore. Provides that a publisher that sells a college textbook and any supplemental material as a bundle shall also make the college textbook and each item of supplemental material available as separate and unbundled items at separate prices. Provides that if a faculty member or entity in charge of selecting course materials at an institution directs a publisher to compile a custom textbook, the publisher shall provide the price at which the publisher would make the custom textbook available to the campus bookstore. Contains an enforcement provision.

COLLEGE TEXTBOOK PUBLISHING

Rep. Kenneth Dunkin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-04-11	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-01-28	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2014-01-28	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-18	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-21	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
2013-03-11	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2013-02-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-26	House	First Reading
2013-02-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3241&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB3241.htm