Bill Text: IL SB3747 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Secure Telecommunications Act of 2024. Provides that all critical telecommunications infrastructure located within or serving the State shall be constructed so as not to include any equipment manufactured by a federally banned corporation or any equipment banned at the federal level. Provides that all critical telecommunications infrastructure located within or serving the State shall be constructed so as not to include any equipment manufactured in or by a foreign adversary, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, or a company domiciled within a foreign adversary. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish a registration system for telecommunications providers. Provides for a registration fee. Sets forth requirements for registration of telecommunications providers. Provides for a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for any telecommunications provider who violates the Act or knowingly submits a false registration form. Provides that any telecommunications provider that fails to comply with a portion of the Act is prohibited from receiving any State or local funds, including funds from the Illinois Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, for the development or support of new or existing critical telecommunications infrastructure and is also prohibited from receiving any federal funds subject to distribution by State or local governments for the development or support of new or existing critical telecommunications infrastructure. Effective July 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB3747 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3747-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3747 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Jason Plummer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Secure Telecommunications Act of 2024. Provides that all critical telecommunications infrastructure located within or serving the State shall be constructed so as not to include any equipment manufactured by a federally banned corporation or any equipment banned at the federal level. Provides that all critical telecommunications infrastructure located within or serving the State shall be constructed so as not to include any equipment manufactured in or by a foreign adversary, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, or a company domiciled within a foreign adversary. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish a registration system for telecommunications providers. Provides for a registration fee. Sets forth requirements for registration of telecommunications providers. Provides for a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for any telecommunications provider who violates the Act or knowingly submits a false registration form. Provides that any telecommunications provider that fails to comply with a portion of the Act is prohibited from receiving any State or local funds, including funds from the Illinois Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, for the development or support of new or existing critical telecommunications infrastructure and is also prohibited from receiving any federal funds subject to distribution by State or local governments for the development or support of new or existing critical telecommunications infrastructure. Effective July 1, 2024.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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 Secure
Telecommunications Act of 2024.
Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to secure
the State's telecommunications grid and protect national
security by eliminating communications hardware and software
from Illinois' telecommunications grid that comes from
countries of concern and sanctioned entities.
Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
"Critical telecommunications infrastructure" means all
physical broadband infrastructure and equipment that supports
the transmission of information of a user's choosing,
regardless of the transmission medium or technology employed,
that connects to a network that permits the end user to engage
in communications, including, but not limited to, service
provided directly to the public or to such classes of users as
to be effectively available directly to the public.
"Federally banned corporation" means any company or
designated equipment currently banned or at any point on or
after the effective date of this Act banned at the federal

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level. These bans shall include bans resulting from, but not
limited to, actions taken by the following federal agencies or
under the following Acts:
(1) the Federal Communications Commission, including,
but not limited to, any equipment or service deemed to
pose a threat to national security identified on the
Covered List developed pursuant to 47 CFR 1.50002, as it
existed on the effective date of this Act and as is
published by the Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission pursuant
to the federal Secure and Trust Communications Networks
Act of 2019, 47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as that Act existed on
the effective date of this Act;
(2) the U.S. Commerce Department;
(3) the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency;
(4) the Federal Acquisition Security Council; and
(5) Section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (P.L.
115-232).
"Foreign adversary" means the People's Republic of China,
the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba,
the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, or the Syrian Arab
Republic, including any agent of or any other entity under
significant control of such foreign country of concern, or any

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other entity deemed a foreign adversary by the Governor in
consultation with the Illinois Commerce Commission.
"Telecommunications provider" means any corporation,
public or private, which operates any system which supports
the transmission of information of a user's choosing,
regardless of the transmission medium or technology employed,
that connects to a network that permits the end user to engage
in communications, including, but not limited to, service
provided directly to the public or to such classes of users as
to be effectively available directly to the public.
Section 15. Prohibitions.
(a) All critical telecommunications infrastructure located
within or serving the State shall be constructed not to
include any equipment manufactured by a federally banned
corporation, nor any equipment banned at the federal level.
(b) All critical telecommunications infrastructure located
within or serving the State shall be constructed not to
include any equipment manufactured in or by, including any
equipment whose critical or necessary components are
manufactured in or by, a foreign adversary, a state-owned
enterprise of a foreign adversary, or a company domiciled
within a foreign adversary.
(c) All critical telecommunications infrastructure in
operation within or serving the State, to include any critical
telecommunications infrastructure which is not permanently

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disabled, shall have all equipment prohibited by subsection
(a) or (b) replaced with equipment that is not prohibited by
subsection (a) or (b).
(d) Any telecommunications provider that removes,
discontinues, or replaces any prohibited telecommunications
equipment or service shall not be required to obtain any
additional permits from any State agency or political
subdivision for the removal, discontinuance, or replacement of
such communications equipment or service as long as the State
agency or political subdivision is properly notified of the
necessary replacements and the replacement communications
equipment is similar to the existing communications equipment.
(e) The Commission shall impose against any person who
violates this Section a civil penalty of not less than $10,000
and not more than $100,000 per day of noncompliance.
Section 20. Illinois Commerce Commission registration and
enforcement.
(a) Any telecommunications provider providing service in
Illinois shall file a registration form with, and pay a
registration fee to, the Illinois Commerce Commission by
September 1, 2024, and then on January 1 every year
thereafter. Any communications provider shall register with
the Commission prior to providing service. The Commission
shall prescribe the registration form to be filed pursuant to
this Section.

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(b) A telecommunications provider shall provide the
Illinois Commerce Commission with the name, address, telephone
number, and email address of a person with managerial
responsibility for the Illinois operations.
(c) A telecommunications provider shall:
(1) submit a registration fee at the time of
submission of the registration form. The Illinois Commerce
Commission shall set the fee in an amount sufficient to
cover the costs of administering the registration process
but not to exceed $50;
(2) keep the information required by this Section
current and notify the Commission of any changes to such
information within 60 days after the change; and
(3) certify to the Commission by January 1 each year
that all critical telecommunications equipment and
infrastructure within its operation does not use or
provide any communications equipment or service covered
under Section 3.
(d) The Commission shall impose against any provider that
knowingly submits a false registration form under this Section
a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than
$100,000 per day of noncompliance.
(e) Any telecommunications provider that fails to comply
with this Section is prohibited from receiving any State or
local funds for the development or support of new or existing
critical telecommunications infrastructure,
including the

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Illinois Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, and is
prohibited from receiving any federal funds subject to
distribution by State or local governments for the development
or support of new or existing critical telecommunications
infrastructure.
Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.