Bill Status of HB 48   104th General Assembly


Short Description:  OMA-TOURISM/CONVENTION BDS

House Sponsors
Rep. David Friess

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/9/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 120/2.01from Ch. 102, par. 42.01
5 ILCS 120/7

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Open Meetings Act. In a provision permitting an interactive video conference in establishing a quorum for a local workforce investment area in an open meeting of that public body, with certain conditions, adds that a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board also is permitted to use an interactive video conference in establishing a quorum, with the same conditions. In a provision exempting a local workforce innovation area, with certain conditions, from requirements to be physically present at the location of a closed meeting, adds the same exemption for a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board, with the same conditions. In a provision exempting a local workforce innovation area, with certain conditions, from limitations regarding attendance by members of a public body by a means other than physical presence, adds the same exemption for a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board, with the same conditions. Replaces references to "local workforce innovation areas" with references to "local workforce investment areas" in provisions regarding exemptions from requirements to be physically present at the location of a closed meeting and exemptions from limitations regarding attendance by other than physical presence.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  12/11/2024HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. David Friess
  1/9/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/9/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

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