Bill Text: IL HB3207 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Legislative Information System Act. Provides that, as soon as practicable after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Legislative Information System shall make available to the public through the website maintained by the System the audio and video recordings of all committee hearings of the General Assembly occurring on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that the committee hearing audio and video recordings made available by the System shall be posted on the website maintained by the System for at least 30 days after the committee hearing at which the recording was made.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3207 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3207-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3207 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 145/5.09
Amends the Legislative Information System Act. Provides that, as soon as practicable after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Legislative Information System shall make available to the public through the website maintained by the System the audio and video recordings of all committee hearings of the General Assembly occurring on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that the committee hearing audio and video recordings made available by the System shall be posted on the website maintained by the System for at least 30 days after the committee hearing at which the recording was made.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Legislative Information System Act is
amended by changing Section 5.09 as follows:
(25 ILCS 145/5.09)
Sec. 5.09. Public computer access; legislative
information. To make available to the public all of the
following information in electronic form:
(1) On or before July 1, 1999, the weekly schedule of
legislative floor sessions for each of the 2 houses of the
General Assembly together with a list of matters pending
before them and the weekly schedule of legislative
committee hearings together with matters scheduled for
their consideration.
(2) On or before July 1, 1999, a list of the committees
of the General Assembly and their members.
(3) On or before July 1, 1999, the text of each bill
and resolution introduced and of each engrossed, enrolled,
and re-enrolled bill and resolution and the text of each
adopted amendment and conference committee report.
(4) On or before July 1, 1999, a synopsis of items
specified in paragraph (3) of this Section, together with

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a summary of legislative and gubernatorial actions
regarding each bill and resolution introduced.
(5) On or before July 1, 1999, the Rules of the House
and the Senate of the General Assembly.
(6) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second General
Assembly, the text of Public Acts.
(7) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second General
Assembly, the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
(8) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second General
Assembly, the Constitution of the United States and the
Constitution of the State of Illinois.
(9) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second General
Assembly, the text of the Illinois Administrative Code.
(10) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second
General Assembly, the most current issue of the Illinois
Register published on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1998.
(11) Any other information that the Joint Committee on
Legislative Support Services elects to make available.
The information shall be made available to the public
through a website maintained by the System. The information
may also be made available by any other means of access that
would facilitate public access to the information.
Any documentation that describes the electronic digital
formats of the information shall be made available through a
website maintained by the System.

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Personal information concerning a person who accesses this
public information may be maintained only for the purpose of
providing service to the person.
No fee or other charge may be imposed by the Legislative
Information System as a condition of accessing the
information, except that a reasonable fee may be charged for
any customized services and shall be deposited into the
General Assembly Computer Equipment Revolving Fund.
The electronic public access provided through the System's
website shall be in addition to any other electronic or print
distribution of the information.
Within one-year after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, to the extent
practicable, the System shall use a free translation tool to
enable translation into multiple languages of the information
made available to the public through the website maintained by
the System. The translation tool shall, at a minimum,
translate the following content on the website maintained by
the System: the home page; information regarding the members
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, including, but
not limited to, each member's biography, committee
assignments, and sponsored bills; information regarding the
membership of, bills assigned to, and meeting schedules of
each standing and special committee of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; information on the procedural
status of each bill and resolution, together with any

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amendments thereto, and appointment message filed in the House
of Representatives or the Senate, including both general
information and user-selected information (through the "My
Legislation" function or otherwise), but not including the
synopsis or text of any bill or resolution, or any amendment
thereto, or any appointment message, Public Act, or Executive
Order; information regarding previous General Assemblies, not
including the synopsis or text of any bill or resolution, or
any amendment thereto, or any appointment message, Public Act,
or Executive Order; contact information for the General
Assembly, legislative support service agencies, and other
related offices in the Capitol Complex; and information
regarding access for persons with disabilities. The System
may, in its discretion, provide for additional content to be
translated. The languages available for translation shall be
those provided by the translation tool. Before a user accesses
translated information, the System shall ensure that a
disclaimer is first displayed, stating that: the translated
information is offered as a convenience and should not be
considered accurate as to the translation of the text in
question; and the English language version is the official and
authoritative version of the text in question.
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the System shall
make available to the public through the website maintained by
the System the audio and video recordings of all committee

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hearings of the General Assembly occurring on and after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
Assembly. The committee hearing audio and video recordings
made available by the System shall be posted on the website
maintained by the System for at least 30 days after the
committee hearing at which the recording was made.
No action taken under this Section shall be deemed to
alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary
interest or entitlement of the State of Illinois relating to
any of the information made available under this Section.
The information shall be made available as provided in
this Section in the shortest practicable time after it is
publicly available in any other form; provided that the System
may make information available under this Section only if the
availability in no way reduces the quality and timeliness of
service available to and required under this Act for
legislative users and does not unduly burden the General
Assembly or its support services agencies. Failure to provide
information under this Section does not affect the validity of
any action of the General Assembly. The General Assembly and
the State of Illinois are not liable for the accuracy,
availability, or use of the information provided under this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-320, eff. 8-24-17.)