Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

5 ILCS 120/2.07 new

720 ILCS 5/33-3

from Ch. 38, par. 33-3

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency, an officer employed by a law enforcement agency, or a person contracted by a law enforcement agency may not conduct a background check of speakers at meetings of public bodies, including police disciplinary boards, except to provide security for the premises in which the meeting is to occur and for the protection of public officials and other persons who attend the meeting. Provides that information obtained in violation of this provision may not be used for purposes, other than those permitted purposes, and may not be admitted as evidence in any criminal or civil proceeding or as evidence in an administrative hearing. Provides that a person who violates this provision is guilty of official misconduct under the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
10/23/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner
10/28/2019	House	First Reading
10/28/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/28/2020	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
5/21/2020	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
6/23/2020	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

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