Illinois House Bill 4165 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-14)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-12 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Attorney General Act. Requires each public body to have a freedom of information officer to process requests for inspection and copying of public records. Establishes within the Attorney General's Office an Office of the Public Access Counselor, and requires the Attorney General to appoint the Counselor. Authorizes the Counselor to issue binding opinions on a public body's compliance with the Open Meetings Act or on a public body's denial of access to public records, when requested by the denied party. Provides for administrative review of Public Access Counselor's opinions.

FOIA PUBLIC ACCESS COUNSELOR

Rep. Daniel Beiser [D]	Rep. Maria Berrios [D]	Rep. Robert Biggins [R]	Rep. William Black [R]
Rep. Mike Boland [D]	Rep. Mike Bost [R]	Rep. Daniel Burke [D]	Rep. William Burns [D]
Rep. Sandy Cole [R]	Rep. Annazette Collins [D]	Rep. Marlow Colvin [D]	Sen. Michael Connelly [R]
Rep. Elizabeth Coulson [R]	Rep. Barbara Currie [D]	Rep. Monique Davis [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]
Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Rep. Lisa Dugan [D]	Rep. Keith Farnham [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]
Rep. Robert Flider [D]	Rep. Jack Franks [D]	Rep. John Fritchey [D]	Rep. Paul Froehlich [D]
Rep. Careen Gordon [D]	Rep. Deborah Graham [D]	Rep. Gregory Harris [D]	Rep. Kay Hatcher [R]
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Naomi Jakobsson [D]	Rep. Charles Jefferson [D]	Rep. Kevin Joyce [D]
Rep. Louis Lang [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Rep. Karen May [D]	Rep. Emily McAsey [D]
Rep. Michael McAuliffe [R]	Rep. Kevin McCarthy [D]	Rep. Jack McGuire [D]	Rep. David Miller [D]
Rep. Richard Myers [R]	Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]	Rep. Raymond Poe [R]	Rep. Robert Pritchard [R]
Rep. Harry Ramey [R]	Rep. Dennis Reboletti [R]	Rep. Dan Reitz [D]	Rep. Al Riley [D]
Rep. Kathleen Ryg [D]	Rep. Michael Smith [D]	Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]	Rep. Arthur Turner [D]
Rep. Patrick Verschoore [D]	Sen. Mark Walker [D]	Rep. Eddie Washington [D]	Rep. Dave Winters [R]
Rep. Karen Yarbrough [D]	Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-12		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
2009-05-20		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2009-04-03		Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2009-04-02		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
2009-04-01		Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2009-04-01		Second Reading - Short Debate
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
2009-03-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2009-03-25		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2009-03-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2009-03-18		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
2009-03-18		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
2009-03-18		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2009-03-18		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
2009-03-12		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
2009-03-12		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2009-03-12		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2009-03-12		Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2009-03-11		Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-001-000
2009-03-11		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
2009-03-11		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
2009-03-11		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
2009-03-11		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
2009-03-11		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
2009-03-11		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
2009-03-11		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
2009-03-11		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
2009-03-11		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
2009-03-10		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
2009-03-10		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
2009-03-10		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
2009-03-10		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2009-03-09		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
2009-03-05		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
2009-03-04		Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
2009-02-27		Referred to Rules Committee
2009-02-27		First Reading
2009-02-27		Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
2009-02-27		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4165&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB4165.htm