Votes: IL HB6083 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-9)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0587 [HB6083 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-9)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0587 [HB6083 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Voting Records
Chamber | Vote | Date | Yea | Nay | NV | Abs | Total | Result | Source | View |
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House | Concurrence in House | 2016-05-31 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | Passed | Link | View |
Senate | Third Reading in Senate | 2016-05-27 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | Passed | Link | View |
House | Third Reading in House | 2016-04-12 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | Passed | Link | View |