Illinois House Bill 2326 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Requires a person who requests to inspect or copy public records for a commercial purpose to provide a statement setting forth the commercial purpose. Provides that, within 21 days after being furnished such a statement, the public body must notify the requester of the estimated time required to provide the records requested and the estimated fees to be charged. Authorizes public bodies to charge a fee for the cost of materials, equipment, and personnel used to copy or produce a record in response to a request made for a commercial purpose. Also authorizes a public body to require a person making such a request to pay all charges before the requested documents are copied. Authorizes the collection of damages if a person (i) knowingly obtains a public record for a commercial purpose without indicating the commercial purpose; (ii) knowingly obtains a public record for a noncommercial purpose and knowingly uses or knowingly allows the use of the public record for a commercial purpose; or (iii) knowingly obtains a public record from anyone other than the public body and uses it for a commercial purpose. Provides that when a person requests a copy of a record maintained in an electronic format, the public body shall furnish it in an electronic format. Specifies that if it is not feasible to furnish the records in an electronic format, then the public body shall furnish it in a paper format. Authorizes a public body to make its records available through a publicly accessible electronic means and to respond to a request by notifying the requester that the record is available through publicly accessible electronic means. Authorizes a fee to be charged for the first 50 pages of copies requested by a requester and for paper used to create an electronic record. Effective immediately.

FOIA-COMMERCIAL PURPOSE

Rep. Linda LaVia [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-18	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-21	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 020-000-000
2013-03-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
2013-03-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
2013-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2013-02-25	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
2013-02-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-19	House	First Reading
2013-02-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	140	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	3.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	6	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2326&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2326.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2326ham001.htm