Illinois House Bill 5145

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Specifies that the Act is not intended to circumvent the process used by the courts to address whether arrest and booking records, mug shots, body-worn camera footage, in-car camera footage, 9-1-1 audio files, crime scene photographs, or other similar law enforcement records are to be made publicly available, except when those records may be relevant to a current or potential case or claim by the requester. Increases the cap on the fee that may be imposed for black and white copies from 15 cents per page to 25 cents per page. Makes changes to the fees public bodies may charge for time spent by personnel in searching for and retrieving a requested record or examining the record for necessary redactions. Exempts from disclosure under the Act specified law enforcement records, except when those records may be relevant to a current or potential case or claim by the requester.

FOIA-LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS

Rep. Suzanne Ness [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-26	House	To FOIA & OMA Subcommittee
2026-03-12	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2026-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-10	House	First Reading
2026-02-05	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	140	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	6	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5145&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166749&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=208095&DocName=10400HB5145&DocNum=5145&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166749&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=