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Introduced
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
In Committee
05/30/2025
05/30/2025
Crossed Over
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
Passed
11/21/2025
11/21/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
11/21/2025
11/21/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an elected or appointed member of a public body of a township may satisfy specified training requirements of the Act by participating in a course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization that represents townships created under the Township Code. Provides that a public body may not hold or schedule a regular or special meeting on the day of an election. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that electronic requests for public records must appear in their entirety within the body of the electronic submission and that no public body shall be required to open electronically attached files or hyperlinks to view or access the details of such a request. Allows, within 5 business days after its receipt of the request, a public body that has a reasonable belief that a request was not submitted by a person to require the requester to verify orally or in writing that the requester is a person. Provides that documents that have been determined to be security sensitive under certain requirements related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and National Materials Program are exempt from inspection and copying under the Act. Amends the Local Records Act to make a conforming change. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill amends several Illinois state laws to make changes to open meetings, public records requests, and local record management. Specifically, the bill allows township members to satisfy Open Meetings Act training requirements by participating in training sponsored by township organizations, prohibits public bodies from holding meetings on election days, and modifies Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) procedures. For electronic public records requests, the bill requires that requests appear entirely within the body of an electronic submission and prevents public bodies from being required to open attached files or hyperlinks. The bill also allows public bodies to require verification that a requester is a person within 5 business days of receiving a request. Additionally, the bill exempts certain security-sensitive documents related to nuclear regulatory information from public disclosure. The changes aim to improve government transparency while protecting sensitive information and providing more flexibility for public bodies in managing records requests. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (17)
Dan Didech (D)*,
Mike Porfirio (D)*,
Li Arellano (R),
Christopher Belt (D),
Terra Costa Howard (D),
Martha Deuter (D),
Mary Edly-Allen (D),
Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D),
Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),
Nicolle Grasse (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Stephanie Kifowit (D),
Kimberly Lightford (D),
Suzanne Ness (D),
Justin Slaughter (D),
Celina Villanueva (D),
Mark Walker (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0438 (on 11/21/2025)
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