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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1656</title>
<shortdesc>$WILLIAM LEONARD LIBRARY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Justin Slaughter-Debbie Meyers-Martin and Robert "Bob" Rita</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/1/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Appropriates $5,000,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Fund to the Department of Commerce and Equal Opportunity for the William Leonard Public Library. Effective July 1, 2025.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/23/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Fiscal Impact Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita</action>
<statusdate>7/1/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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