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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
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
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 Regulation 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 the Open Meetings Act to allow members of a public body to attend meetings remotely if they are prevented from physically attending due to active military duty as a service member. Specifically, the bill provides that if a quorum of the public body is physically present, a majority of the members can permit a service member to attend the meeting by video or audio conference. The bill defines "active military duty" by referencing the Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and defines a "service member" as a resident of Illinois who is a member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard. To use this provision, the service member must notify the public body's recording secretary or clerk before the meeting, and the public body must have rules in place governing such remote attendance. This change aims to provide flexibility for public body members who are serving in the military, allowing them to continue participating in meetings even when their military duties prevent them from being physically present.
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
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (on 10/08/2025)
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