HB2687 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2687

Introduced , by Rep. Peter Breen

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 120/2.05

from Ch. 102, par. 42.05

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the right of any person to record the proceedings at meetings required to be open under the Act includes the time before and after the meeting. Limits the recording before and after the meeting to the recording of public officials within 100 feet of the property where the meeting takes place.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning government.

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

Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing Section 2.05 as follows:

(5 ILCS 120/2.05) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.05)

Sec. 2.05. Recording meetings. Subject to the provisions of Section 8-701 of the Code of Civil Procedure, any person may record the proceedings at meetings required to be open by this Act, including the time before and after the meeting, by tape, film or other means. The authority holding the meeting shall prescribe reasonable rules to govern the right to make such recordings. Any recording that takes place before or after the meeting is limited to the recording of public officials within 100 feet of the property where the meeting takes place.

If a witness at any meeting required to be open by this Act which is conducted by a commission, administrative agency or other tribunal, refuses to testify on the grounds that he may not be compelled to testify if any portion of his testimony is to be broadcast or televised or if motion pictures are to be taken of him while he is testifying, the authority holding the meeting shall prohibit such recording during the testimony of the witness. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to extend the right to refuse to testify at any meeting not subject to the provisions of Section 8-701 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(Source: P.A. 94-1058, eff. 1-1-07.)