Date	Chamber	Action
6/30/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0166

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

725 ILCS 5/108A-7

from Ch. 38, par. 108A-7

725 ILCS 190/3

from Ch. 38, par. 1453

730 ILCS 5/5-5.5-15

740 ILCS 21/20

740 ILCS 21/95

740 ILCS 22/202

740 ILCS 22/214

740 ILCS 110/3

from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 803

745 ILCS 45/1

from Ch. 126, par. 21

750 ILCS 60/202

from Ch. 40, par. 2312-2

750 ILCS 60/217

from Ch. 40, par. 2312-17

755 ILCS 5/11a-9

from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-9

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act. Provides that all records and documents are presumed to be accessible by the court and the clerk of the court. Requires a clerk of the court to limit access to case information and documents that are not identified as public to the clerk of the court or limited supervisory staff through the use of access codes restricting access. Provides that access to court records and documents remotely over the Internet shall be as authorized by the Illinois Supreme Court Remote Access Policy. Provides definitions for case information and documents that are identified as public, impounded, confidential, sealed, and expunged. Requires the Supreme Court to establish a process for access to court files that are limited by statute or court rule, and to create a statewide standardized form to request access to documents in a court file that is restricted in any manner. Provides that the Act applies to all court records and documents related to any civil or criminal proceeding brought before any court in the State that are created and maintained by a State court. Makes conforming changes in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Privacy of Child Victims of Criminal Sexual Offenses Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the Communicable Disease Report Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Probate Act of 1975.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: In the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act, provides that the General Assembly encourages the Supreme Court to consider establishing a process for access to court files (rather than requiring the Supreme Court to establish a process for access to court files) that are limited by statute or court rule that includes standardized forms and provisions for requesting access to documents in court files that are restricted in any manner. Removes language requiring the Supreme Court to create a statewide standardized form to request access to documents in a court file that is restricted in any manner.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
2/15/2023	House	First Reading
2/15/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2023	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/9/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
3/9/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
3/22/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
3/22/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
3/22/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/22/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
3/27/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/27/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/27/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
3/27/2023	Senate	First Reading
3/27/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/18/2023	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
4/26/2023	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
4/26/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023
4/27/2023	Senate	Second Reading
4/27/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
4/28/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
5/5/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
5/9/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
5/11/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/11/2023	House	Passed Both Houses
6/9/2023	House	Sent to the Governor
6/30/2023	House	Governor Approved
6/30/2023	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
6/30/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0166

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