Illinois House Bill 1408

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-10 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Modifies the conditions by which an open or closed meeting may be conducted by audio or video conference without the physical presence of a quorum of the members. Provides that a meeting may be held without the physical presence of a quorum of the members if, among other requirements, the chief elected or appointed official of the public body determines that an in-person meeting would pose a risk to the health or safety of members of the public body or the public and that conducting a meeting by an audio or video conference is in the best interests of the public body or the public and public notice of that meeting states the reason or reasons for such determination. Provides that such a determination by the chief elected or appointed official of the public body shall be required for any subsidiary body of the public body to conduct an open or closed meeting by audio or video conference. Specifies further requirements concerning notice and public comment. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.

OPEN MTGS-AUDIO AND VIDEO MTGS

Rep. Janet Yang Rohr [D]

Rep. Harry Benton [D]

Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2023-04-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
2023-03-10	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-15	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-31	House	First Reading
2023-01-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	120	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1408&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1408.htm