Bill Text: IL HB4438 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that if a person requests information from the corporate authorities of a public body during a meeting and if the corporate authorities of the public body do not respond to the request during the meeting, then the corporate authorities of the public body shall provide a written response to the request prior to or at the next meeting of the public body. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4438 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB4438-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 3.6 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 120/3.6 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3.6. Required response to questions made during | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | meetings. If a person requests information from the corporate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | authorities of a public body during a meeting and if the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | corporate authorities of the public body do not respond to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | request during the meeting, then the corporate authorities of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the public body shall provide a written response to the request | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | prior to or at the next meeting of the public body.
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14 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Section 8.37 as follows:
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16 | (30 ILCS 805/8.37 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Sec. 8.37. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the 98th General Assembly.
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