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SB0243 - 104th General Assembly
OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Mike Porfirio - Li Arellano, Jr., Kimberly A. Lightford, Mary Edly-Allen and Suzy Glowiak Hilton
House Sponsors
(Rep. Daniel Didech - Stephanie A. Kifowit - Suzanne M. Ness, Terra Costa Howard, Martha Deuter, Nicolle Grasse, Justin Slaughter and Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, if a quorum of the members of the public body is physically present, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of performance of active military duty as a service member. Defines "active military duty" and "service member". Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
Adds reference to:
5 ILCS 120/2from Ch. 102, par. 42
5 ILCS 120/2.07 new
5 ILCS 140/2from Ch. 116, par. 202
5 ILCS 140/3from Ch. 116, par. 203
5 ILCS 140/4from Ch. 116, par. 204
50 ILCS 205/3from Ch. 116, par. 43.103
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an elected or appointed member of a public body of a township may satisfy specified training requirements of the Act by participating in a course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization that represents townships created under the Township Code. Provides that a public body may not hold or schedule a regular or special meeting on the day of an election. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that electronic requests for public records must appear in their entirety within the body of the electronic submission and that no public body shall be required to open electronically attached files or hyperlinks to view or access the details of such a request. Allows, within 5 business days after its receipt of the request, a public body that has a reasonable belief that a request was not submitted by a person to require the requester to verify orally or in writing that the requester is a person. Provides that documents that have been determined to be security sensitive under certain requirements related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission and National Materials Program are exempt from inspection and copying under the Act. Amends the Local Records Act to make a conforming change. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 1/22/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 1/22/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 1/28/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 3/19/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 |
| 3/19/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| 3/20/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/20/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 |
| 4/02/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. |
| 4/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 4/04/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 4/09/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/09/2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 4/09/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/17/2025 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/09/2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/13/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 074-037-000 |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000 |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/31/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 5/31/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/31/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 5/31/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/31/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 5/31/2025 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/31/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2025 |
| 6/01/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 7/02/2025 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |