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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1416   </title>
<shortdesc>FOI-CONTACT DIRECTORY-FINES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Barack Obama</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Paul D. Froehlich)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
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<reference>5 ILCS 140/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 116, par. 203</aliasreference><reference>5 ILCS 140/4.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>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.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Changes an incorrect reference to a subsection.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (S-AM1) (Dept of Commerce and Community  Affairs)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>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.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Office of the Secretary of State)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>SB 1416 has a fiscal impact of $125,900 on the Secretary of State's office. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended Executive;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2003</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Peter J. Roskam</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed as Amended by Committee Amendment No. 1</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed for the Office of the Secretary of State</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-005</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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