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91_HB2905

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Legislative Information System Act by
 2    changing Section 5.09.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.   The  Legislative  Information System Act is
 6    amended by changing Section 5.09 as follows:

 7        (25 ILCS 145/5.09)
 8        Sec.   5.09.  Public   computer    access;    legislative
 9    information.   To  make  available  to  the public all of the
10    following information in electronic form:
11             (1)  On or before July 1, 1999, the weekly  schedule
12        of legislative floor sessions for each of the 2 houses of
13        the  General  Assembly  together  with  a list of matters
14        pending  before  them  and   the   weekly   schedule   of
15        legislative  committee  hearings  together  with  matters
16        scheduled for their consideration.
17             (2)  On  or  before  July  1,  1999,  a  list of the
18        committees of the General Assembly and their members.
19             (3)  On or before July 1, 1999,  the  text  of  each
20        bill  and  resolution  introduced  and of each engrossed,
21        enrolled, and re-enrolled bill  and  resolution  and  the
22        text  of  each adopted amendment and conference committee
23        report.
24             (4)  On or before July 1, 1999, a synopsis of  items
25        specified in paragraph (3) of this Section, together with
26        a   summary  of  legislative  and  gubernatorial  actions
27        regarding each bill and resolution introduced.
28             (5)  On or before July 1, 1999,  the  Rules  of  the
29        House and the Senate of the General Assembly.
30             (6)  Before  the  conclusion  of  the  Ninety-second
31        General Assembly, the text of Public Acts.
 
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 1             (7)  Before  the  conclusion  of  the  Ninety-second
 2        General Assembly, the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
 3             (8)  Before  the  conclusion  of  the  Ninety-second
 4        General  Assembly,  the Constitution of the United States
 5        and the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
 6             (9)  Before  the  conclusion  of  the  Ninety-second
 7        General Assembly, the text of the Illinois Administrative
 8        Code.
 9             (10)  Before the  conclusion  of  the  Ninety-second
10        General  Assembly, the most current issue of the Illinois
11        Register published on or after the effective date of this
12        amendatory Act of 1998.
13             (10.1)  Within 60 days after the effective  date  of
14        this  amendatory  Act  of the 91st General Assembly, each
15        record vote taken by each house of the  General  Assembly
16        showing  the  vote of each member.  "Record vote" has the
17        meaning as defined in subsection  (c)  of  Section  8  of
18        Article  IV  of  the  Illinois  Constitution.   This item
19        (10.1) applies to all record  votes  taken  in  the  91st
20        General Assembly and thereafter.
21             (11)  Any other information that the Joint Committee
22        on Legislative Support Services elects to make available.
23        The  information  shall  be  made available to the public
24    through the World Wide Web.   The  information  may  also  be
25    made  available  by  any  other  means  of  access that would
26    facilitate public access to the information.
27        Any documentation that describes the  electronic  digital
28    formats  of  the  information shall be made available through
29    the World Wide Web.
30        Personal information concerning  a  person  who  accesses
31    this  public  information  may  be  maintained  only  for the
32    purpose of providing service to the person.
33        No fee or other charge may be imposed by the  Legislative
34    Information   System   as   a   condition  of  accessing  the
 
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 1    information, except that a reasonable fee may be charged  for
 2    any  customized  services  and  shall  be  deposited into the
 3    General Assembly Computer Equipment Revolving Fund.
 4        The electronic public access provided through  the  World
 5    Wide  Web  shall  be  in  addition to any other electronic or
 6    print distribution of the information.
 7        No action taken under this Section  shall  be  deemed  to
 8    alter  or  relinquish  any  copyright  or  other  proprietary
 9    interest  or entitlement of the State of Illinois relating to
10    any of the information made available under this Section.
11        The information shall be made available  as  provided  in
12    this  Section  in  the  shortest practicable time after it is
13    publicly available in  any  other  form;  provided  that  the
14    System may make information available under this Section only
15    if  the  availability  in  no  way  reduces  the  quality and
16    timeliness of service available to and  required  under  this
17    Act  for  legislative  users  and  does not unduly burden the
18    General Assembly or its support services  agencies.   Failure
19    to provide information under this Section does not affect the
20    validity  of any action of the General Assembly.  The General
21    Assembly and the State of Illinois are  not  liable  for  the
22    accuracy,  availability,  or  use of the information provided
23    under this Section.
24    (Source: P.A. 90-666, eff. 7-30-98.)

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