Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 699

Creates the Electronic Attendance Act. Provides that members of public bodies may attend meetings by electronic means subject to certain rules and restrictions. Amends the Open Meetings Act to allow members of a public body to attend a meeting by electronic means. Requires certain notices by the public body when a member is attending by electronic means. Provides that a quorum of the members must be physically present for the public body to vote on the issuance of bonds or to hold a hearing required by law. Provides that no more than 2 members may attend the meeting from the same remote location. Allows a public body to adopt rules concerning attendance at meetings by electronic means.

Deletes everything. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Re-inserts the original provisions of the bill but removes provisions creating the Electronic Attendance Act and inserts these provisions within the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, for meetings at which one or more members are present by electronic means, all locations at which the public may participate in the meeting must be disclosed in the agenda (instead of requiring disclosure of the location at which the electronic attendance will be received). Provides that, with limited exception, a member of a public body may not attend by electronic means more than half of the meetings of the public body in a calendar year.

Makes changes in the definition of "meeting". Provides that a member of a public body may attend a rescheduled meeting of the body by electronic means, subject to certain limitations. Provides that a member may attend a meeting of a public body by electronic means if the member is absent from the territorial limits (instead of the district) of the public body for certain reasons. Provides that a member may not attend by electronic means more than half of the regularly scheduled meetings held by the public body in a calendar year. Requires a member wishing to attend a meeting by electronic means to notify the recording secretary or clerk of the public body of this intention. Provides that a member shall be considered present for purposes of determining a quorum and voting but provides that, if the body is (i) voting on an ordinance or resolution authorizing, approving, or providing for the issuance of certain bonds or (ii) conducting any hearing required by law, then any member attending by electronic means shall be considered absent for purposes of determining a quorum and voting.

Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: (1) provides that the agenda for a meeting of a public body at which one or more members are present by electronic means must disclose all locations at which members of the public may attend (now, must disclose all locations at which the public may participate in the meeting); (2) in provisions setting forth the parameters for attendance at meetings by members of a public body by electronic means, removes reference to emergency and special meetings; (3) provides that a member of a public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by electronic means if certain conditions are met (now, a member of a public body may attend the meeting by electronic means if certain conditions are met); and (4) provides that a member of a public body that is conducting a hearing under certain provisions of the Election Code is not considered absent for purposes of determining a quorum and voting, even if the member is present only by electronic means.

Date	Chamber	Action
11/21/2003	Senate	Bill Dead - Amendatory Veto

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2003	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito
2/19/2003	Senate	First Reading
2/19/2003	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/26/2003	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/6/2003	Senate	Postponed - Executive
3/13/2003	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
3/13/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
3/25/2003	Senate	Second Reading
3/25/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
3/27/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito
3/27/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000
4/2/2003	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Viverito
4/2/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
4/3/2003	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
4/3/2003	House	Arrived in House
4/3/2003	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2003	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
4/29/2003	House	First Reading
4/29/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/1/2003	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
5/2/2003	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
5/22/2003	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
5/22/2003	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
5/22/2003	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
5/22/2003	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/23/2003	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
5/27/2003	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/27/2003	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/28/2003	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000
5/28/2003	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
5/28/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 29, 2003
5/29/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Louis S. Viverito
5/29/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
5/30/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive
5/30/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 012-000-000
5/30/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
5/30/2003	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/27/2003	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/26/2003	Senate	Governor Amendatory Veto
10/23/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 4, 2003
10/31/2003	Senate	Amendatory Veto Motion No. 1 Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Sen. Louis S. Viverito
10/31/2003	Senate	Amendatory Veto Motion No. 1 Motion Referred to Rules
11/4/2003	Senate	Amendatory Veto Motion No. 1 Approved for Consideration Rules
11/4/2003	Senate	Accept Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 052-005-000
11/6/2003	House	Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 18, 2003
11/19/2003	House	Amendatory Veto Motion No. 1 Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. Robert S. Molaro
11/19/2003	House	Amendatory Veto Motion No. 1 Motion Referred to Rules Committee
11/20/2003	House	Amendatory Veto Motion No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
11/21/2003	Senate	Bill Dead - Amendatory Veto

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	New Act