Illinois House Bill 2624

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on June 30 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0166
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Creates the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act. Provides that all records and documents are presumed to be accessible by the court and the clerk of the court. Requires a clerk of the court to limit access to case information and documents that are not identified as public to the clerk of the court or limited supervisory staff through the use of access codes restricting access. Provides that access to court records and documents remotely over the Internet shall be as authorized by the Illinois Supreme Court Remote Access Policy. Provides definitions for case information and documents that are identified as public, impounded, confidential, sealed, and expunged. Requires the Supreme Court to establish a process for access to court files that are limited by statute or court rule, and to create a statewide standardized form to request access to documents in a court file that is restricted in any manner. Provides that the Act applies to all court records and documents related to any civil or criminal proceeding brought before any court in the State that are created and maintained by a State court. Makes conforming changes in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Privacy of Child Victims of Criminal Sexual Offenses Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the Communicable Disease Report Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Probate Act of 1975.

COURT DOCUMENT ACCESSIBILITY

Rep. Nabeela Syed [D]	Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]	Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass [D]	Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]
Sen. Robert Martwick [D]	Sen. Sally Turner [R]

2023-05-11 - Senate - Motion in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-30	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0166
2023-06-30	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-06-30	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-09	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-11	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-11	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2023-05-09	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
2023-05-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
2023-04-28	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
2023-04-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
2023-04-27	Senate	Second Reading
2023-04-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023
2023-04-26	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
2023-04-18	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2023-03-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-27	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2023-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
2023-03-22	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
2023-03-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
2023-03-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-09	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2023-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-15	House	First Reading
2023-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
725	190	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
725	5	108A-7	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	5-5.5-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	110	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	21	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	21	95	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	22	202	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	22	214	Amended Code	Citation Text
745	45	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
750	60	202	Amended Code	Citation Text
750	60	217	Amended Code	Citation Text
755	5	11a-9	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2624&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2624.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2624eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2624enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0166.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2624ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB2624_03232023_097000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB2624_05112023_001054.pdf