Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Plain Language Task Force Act. Provides for plain language State government communications to the public. Modifies the definition of "plain language" to conform to the Plain Writing Act of 2010. Removes the representation interest requirements for persons appointed to the Task Force by the governor. Modifies the duties of the Task Force concerning the Task Force's initial report. Requires the Task Force to be specifically guided in its discussions on the subject of plain language by the Plain Writing Act of 2010 and subsequent guidance documents, including, but not limited to, the Federal Plain Language Guidelines. Modifies the purpose of the Act.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1108 [SB3139 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2018-08-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2018-06-06	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2018-04-23	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2018-02-15	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 003	2018-05-24	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2018-05-23	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2018-05-18	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 002	2018-03-08	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 001	2018-02-28	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois SB3139 currently on file.