Bill Sponsors: IL HB5268 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "member-based organization" as any group, association, or organization that: (1) has a membership that includes one or more government taxing bodies; (2) lobbies on behalf of its governmental members; and (3) receives a majority of its funding from its governmental members. Provides that a member-based organization is a public body under the Act; however, only records relating to the member-based organization's receipt of public funds or its expenditures made in whole or in part with public funds are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5268 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5268 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Sam Yingling [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-062 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Katie Stuart [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-112 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator John Connor [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-043 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |