Bill Texts: IL HB4597 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a public body may impose a fee upon a requester for the actual, necessary, and direct cost of redacting recorded audio or video content recordings made under the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that the public body may not impose the fee under specified circumstances. Requires the public body to provide the requester, in writing, with an estimate of the amount of the fee to be charged before before fulfilling the request.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-04-02 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias [HB4597 Detail]

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Introduced2026-01-26HTML/TextLinkView

Amendments

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