Rep. Sam Yingling
Filed: 4/19/2016
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6020 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6020 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 2.25 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 140/2.25 new)
7    Sec. 2.25. Records of member-based organizations. 
8    (a) As used in this Section, "member-based organization" 
9means any group, association, or organization that:
10        (1) has a membership that includes one or more 
11    government taxing bodies;
12        (2) lobbies on behalf of its governmental members; and
13        (3) receives a majority of its funding from its 
14    governmental members.
15    (b) A member-based organization is a public body under this 
16Act; however, only records relating to the member-based 
 
 
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1organization's receipt of public funds or its expenditures made 
2in whole or in part with public funds are public records 
3subject to inspection and copying by the public.".