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 Bill Status of SB1416  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  FOI-CONTACT DIRECTORY-FINES

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Barack Obama

House Sponsors
(Rep. Paul D. Froehlich)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 140/3from Ch. 116, par. 203
5 ILCS 140/4.5 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Secretary of State to maintain an updated directory of contact information about persons designated by public bodies to whom requests should be directed for copying and inspection of public records. Requires each public body to provide the Secretary of State with updated information. Requires the Secretary of State to make the directory available to the public in print and on the Internet. Provides that an officer or employee of a public body that purposely stalls the processing of a request under the Act by asserting in bad faith one or more of the Act's reasons for delaying such processing is guilty of a business offense subject to a $1,000 fine.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Changes an incorrect reference to a subsection.

 Fiscal Note (S-AM1) (Dept of Commerce and Community Affairs)
 No fiscal impact on DCCA. In situations where a local government officer or employee purposely stalls a FOIA request in bad faith, then that person is guilty of a business offense and may receive a maximum fine of $1,000.

 Fiscal Note (Office of the Secretary of State)
 SB 1416 has a fiscal impact of $125,900 on the Secretary of State's office.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/20/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama
  2/20/2003SenateFirst Reading
  2/20/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  2/27/2003SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/5/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama
  3/5/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  3/5/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
  3/5/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/6/2003SenateDo Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000
  3/6/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2003
  3/11/2003SenateFiscal Note Requested by Sen. Peter J. Roskam
  3/27/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed as Amended by Committee Amendment No. 1
  4/1/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed for the Office of the Secretary of State
  4/2/2003SenateSecond Reading
  4/2/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
  4/4/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 052-000-005
  4/4/2003HouseArrived in House
  4/4/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4/10/2003HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  4/10/2003HouseFirst Reading
  4/10/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/14/2003HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee
  5/2/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

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