Bill Text: IL HB3599 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3599 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3599-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 2.25 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 140/2.25 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2.25. Records of member-based organizations. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "member-based organization" | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | means any group, association, or organization that: | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) has a membership that includes one or more | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | government taxing bodies; | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (2) lobbies on behalf of its governmental members; and | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (3) receives a majority of its funding from its | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | governmental members. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) A member-based organization is a public body under this | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Act; however, only records relating to the member-based | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | organization's receipt of public funds or its expenditures made | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | in whole or in part with public funds are public records | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | subject to inspection and copying by the public.
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