Date	Chamber	Action
8/15/2014	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0930

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Governmental Officer Online Accessibility Act. Provides that every unit of local government and school district that maintains an electronic mail system and an Internet website shall: (1) provide an electronic mail address for the use of each of its elected officials, including board members, and appointed officers, to be used in the course of their official duties; and (2) provide a means for the public to transmit correspondence directly by electronic mail to each elected and appointed official, including board members, through its official website.

House Floor Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	New Act

	Adds reference to:
	50 ILCS 205/20 new

30 ILCS 805/8.38 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a unit of local government or school district that serves a population of less than 1,000,000 that maintains an Internet website other than a social media or social networking website shall post to its website for the current calendar year a mechanism, such as a uniform, single email address, for members of the public to electronically communicate with elected officials of that unit of local government or school district. Requires the information to be easily accessible from the unit of local government's or school district's home page through a hyperlink. Limits home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2014	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack
2/14/2014	House	First Reading
2/14/2014	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/19/2014	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2/27/2014	House	Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
3/21/2014	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000
3/21/2014	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2014	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2014	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2014	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
4/1/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack
4/1/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/3/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack
4/3/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/7/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
4/8/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000
4/9/2014	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/9/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/9/2014	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2014	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000
4/10/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
4/11/2014	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/11/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014
4/29/2014	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
4/29/2014	Senate	First Reading
4/29/2014	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/30/2014	Senate	Assigned to Executive
5/8/2014	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
5/8/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
5/12/2014	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
5/23/2014	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
5/23/2014	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
5/23/2014	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/23/2014	House	Passed Both Houses
6/20/2014	House	Sent to the Governor
8/15/2014	House	Governor Approved
8/15/2014	House	Effective Date January 1, 2015
8/15/2014	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0930

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