Illinois House Bill 6083 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-9)
Status: Passed on July 19 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0587
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that if the court determines that a public body willfully and intentionally failed to comply with the Act, or otherwise acted in bad faith, the court shall also impose upon the public body a civil penalty of not less than $2,500 nor more than $10,000 (instead of $5,000) for each occurrence. Provides that if the public body fails to comply with the court's order after 30 days, the court shall impose an additional $1,000 penalty for each day the violation continues. Amends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that an action under the Act shall be commenced within 2 years after the discovery of evidence indicating that a wrongful death may have occurred (instead of "within 2 years after the death of such person"). Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as Molly's law.

FOIA & WRONGFUL DEATH ACT-INFO

Sen. Terri Bryant [R]	Rep. James Durkin [R]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D]	Rep. Patricia Bellock [R]
Rep. John Cabello [R]	Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]	Rep. Sheri Jesiel [R]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]
Rep. Barbara Wheeler [R]	Rep. John Bradley [D]	Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]	Rep. Jack Franks [D]
Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Rep. Litesa Wallace [D]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]
Rep. Eddie Jackson [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. John Cavaletto [R]	Sen. Christine Radogno [R]
Sen. Gary Forby [D]	Sen. David Luechtefeld [R]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]

2016-05-31 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-05-27 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-12 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-19	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0587
2016-07-19	House	Effective Date January 1, 2017
2016-07-19	House	Governor Approved
2016-06-27	House	Sent to the Governor
2016-05-31	House	Passed Both Houses
2016-05-31	House	House Concurs
2016-05-31	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
2016-05-30	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
2016-05-29	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2016-05-29	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Terri Bryant
2016-05-29	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2016-05-29	House	Arrived in House
2016-05-27	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
2016-05-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
2016-05-18	Senate	Second Reading
2016-05-18	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2016-05-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
2016-05-04	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000
2016-05-04	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2016-05-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2016-05-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2016-05-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
2016-04-27	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2016-04-27	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
2016-04-27	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christine Radogno
2016-04-14	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
2016-04-13	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-04-13	Senate	First Reading
2016-04-13	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
2016-04-13	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2016-04-13	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
2016-04-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2016-04-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2016-04-12	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2016-04-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
2016-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2016-04-12	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2016-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-07	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-05	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-05	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2016-04-05	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
2016-04-05	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
2016-04-04	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2016-03-31	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-03-31	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant
2016-03-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-03-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant
2016-03-23	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2016-02-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
2016-02-11	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-11	House	First Reading
2016-02-11	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	140	11	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	180	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6083&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB6083.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB6083eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB6083enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/99/099-0587.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB6083ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB6083ham002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB6083sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900HB6083_04122016_015000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900HB6083_05272016_014000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900HB6083_05312016_068000C.pdf