Bill Text: IL HB2260 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning lists of available records.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2260 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB2260-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB2260 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 140/5 from Ch. 116, par. 205
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning lists of available records.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
changing Section 5 as follows:
(5 ILCS 140/5) (from Ch. 116, par. 205)
Sec. 5. As to public records prepared or received after the
the effective date of this Act, each public body shall maintain
and make available for inspection and copying a reasonably
current list of all types or categories of records under its
control. The list shall be reasonably detailed in order to aid
persons in obtaining access to public records pursuant to this
Act. Each public body shall furnish upon request a description
of the manner in which public records stored by means of
electronic data processing may be obtained in a form
comprehensible to persons lacking knowledge of computer
language or printout format.
(Source: P.A. 83-1013.)