SB0838 is a very narrow technical bill amending the Illinois Open Operating Standards Act. The bill changes Section 1, which is the short-title provision, and does not appear to make any substantive policy change to the underlying law. Its text indicates the measure is intended to clean up or correct statutory language rather than alter program requirements, rights, duties, or agency authority.
Because the bill is limited to a technical amendment, its practical effect on state law is minimal. It would update the cited section of the Open Operating Standards Act in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, but it does not create new obligations for state agencies, local governments, businesses, or the public. The bill is categorized as a state government technical measure and appears to be a drafting or housekeeping correction.
Impact
The bill would amend 20 ILCS 45/1, the short-title section of the Open Operating Standards Act, but only for a technical correction. As drafted, it does not change substantive provisions of the Act, so the impact on affected parties is largely limited to statutory clarity and consistency in the law’s citation or wording.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee discussion or vote history in the provided materials, so no direct evidence of support or opposition is available. Based on the bill text alone, SB0838 appears to be a routine technical cleanup measure that would typically draw little controversy because it does not change policy.
Contention
No specific points of contention are identified in the available record. Since the bill only makes a technical change to the short-title section of an existing act, there are no apparent substantive disagreements about benefits, costs, enforcement, or affected stakeholders.