House Sponsors: DART-CURRIE-BLACK-RYDER, COWLISHAW, JOHNSON, SCOTT, O'CONNOR, YARBROUGH, MCCARTHY, BROSNAHAN, FRANKS, KLINGLER AND MCGUIRE. Senate Sponsors: DILLARD-DEMUZIO-OBAMA-CRONIN-RADOGNO Short description: OPEN MEET-CLOSED MEET CERTIFY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Removes the requirement that minutes of a closed meeting be written, and permits that the minutes be recorded by an audio or video method or by a court reporter. Requires that a public body keep verbatim minutes of a closed meeting. Permits disclosure of those minutes only as the public body determines or for a court's in camera review when the meeting is alleged to have violated the Act. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that minutes of closed meetings shall be disclosed upon direction by a court as well as by the public body. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the Act's provisions regarding availability of minutes at closed meetings do not supersede privacy or confidentiality interests of existing State or federal law. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) In the opinion of the DCCA, HB 3098 (H-am 1, 2) creates a due process mandate for which reimbursement of the increased costs to local governments is not required under the State Mandates Act. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 120/2.06 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 120/2a from Ch. 102, par. 42a Deletes everything. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires that the presiding officer of a closed meeting certify that the closed meeting did not violate the Act. Provides the form for the certification and that the certification be available for inspection and copying within 7 working days after the meeting. Effective July 1, 2002. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Recommends providing that the presiding officer of a closed meeting must certify that he or she believes the Open Meetings Act was not violated only if that is his or her belief. Provides that the officer must certify that he or she has read (instead of understands) certain provisions of the Act. Last action on Bill: BILL DEAD-AMENDATORY VETO Last action date: MAR-06-2002 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status