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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1191

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1191,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    by  replacing  everything  after the enacting clause with the
 4    following:

 5        "Section 5.  The Code of Civil Procedure  is  amended  by
 6    adding Section 2-1306 as follows:

 7        (735 ILCS 5/2-1306 new)
 8        Sec. 2-1306.  Sunshine in litigation.
 9        (a)  As  used  in  this Section, "public hazard" means an
10    instrumentality, including but not limited to  a  device,  an
11    instrument,  a  procedure,  a  product,  or  a condition of a
12    device, an instrument, a procedure, or a  product,  that  has
13    caused and is likely to cause injury.
14        (b)  Except  under  this Section, no court shall enter an
15    order or a  judgment  that  has  the  purpose  or  effect  of
16    concealing  a  public  hazard or any information concerning a
17    public hazard, nor shall  the  court  enter  an  order  or  a
18    judgment  that  has  the  purpose or effect of concealing any
19    information that may be useful to members of  the  public  in
20    protecting  themselves  from  injury that may result from the
21    public hazard.
22        (c)  Any portion of an agreement or a contract  that  has
 
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 1    the  purpose  or  effect  of  concealing a public hazard, any
 2    information concerning a public hazard,  or  any  information
 3    that  may  be  useful  to members of the public in protecting
 4    themselves from injury that may result from the public hazard
 5    is void  and  contrary  to  public  policy  and  may  not  be
 6    enforced.
 7        (d)  Any substantially affected person, including but not
 8    limited  to  representatives  of  news media, has standing to
 9    contest an order, a judgment, an  agreement,  or  a  contract
10    that violates this Section.  A person may contest an order, a
11    judgment,  an  agreement,  or  a  contract that violates this
12    Section by motion in the court  that  entered  the  order  or
13    judgment or by bringing an action for declaratory judgment.
14        (e)  Upon   motion  and  good  cause  shown  by  a  party
15    attempting to prevent disclosure of information or  materials
16    that  have  not  previously been disclosed, including but not
17    limited to alleged trade secrets, the court shall examine the
18    disputed information or materials in camera.   If  the  court
19    finds  that  the  information or materials or portions of the
20    information or materials consist of information concerning  a
21    public hazard or information that may be useful to members of
22    the  public  in  protecting  themselves  from injury that may
23    result from a public hazard, the court shall allow disclosure
24    of the information or materials.  If allowing disclosure, the
25    court shall allow disclosure of  only  that  portion  of  the
26    information  or  materials  necessary or useful to the public
27    regarding the public hazard.
28        (f)  This Section applies to causes of action accruing on
29    or after July 1, 2003.

30        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  July
31    1, 2003.".