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SB3612 • 2026
LOW-INCOME BROADBAND RATES
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LOW-INCOME BROADBAND RATES
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
LOW-INCOME BROADBAND RATES
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Full Text of SB3612 Home Legislation Full Text SB3612 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB3612 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/16-108.35 new Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, broadband providers shall offer affordable rates to serve the needs of low-income broadband customers. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish and implement appropriate rules to ensure that low-income broadband rates are developed by broadband providers, including, but not limited to, rules establishing minimum Internet service speeds at affordable rates and setting a maximum low-income broadband rate for broadband service. Effective immediately. LRB104 20000 AAS 33451 b A BILL FOR SB3612 LRB104 20000 AAS 33451 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding 5 Section 16-108.35 as follows: 6 (220 ILCS 5/16-108.35 new) 7 Sec. 16-108.35. Broadband providers; low-income rates. 8 Beginning January 1, 2027, broadband providers shall offer 9 affordable rates to serve the needs of low-income broadband 10 customers. The Commission shall establish and implement 11 appropriate rules to ensure that low-income broadband rates 12 are developed by broadband providers, including, but not 13 limited to, rules establishing minimum Internet service speeds 14 at affordable rates and setting a maximum low-income broadband 15 rate for broadband service. 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 17 becoming law. 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