FOIA-PRELIMINARY DRAFT-STUDY House SponsorsRep. Harry Benton 3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 5 ILCS 140/7 Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from disclosure any studies, drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda, and other records in which opinions are expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except that a specific record or relevant portion of a record is not exempt if the record has remained in draft form for more than a 12-month period and public dollars were spent by a unit of local government to conduct such a study. 2/4/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton 2/6/2025HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/4/2025HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee