Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2578

Executive Committee Hearing Mar 19 2025 10:00AM Capitol Building Room 118 Springfield, IL
Executive Committee Hearing Mar 20 2025 4:00PM Capitol Building Room 122B Springfield, IL

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
3/4/2025	House	Assigned to Executive Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

5 ILCS 140/2

from Ch. 116, par. 202

5 ILCS 140/3

from Ch. 116, par. 203

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Changes the definition of "person". Allows, within 5 business days after its receipt of the request, a public body that has a reasonable belief that a request was not submitted by a person to require the requester to verify orally or in writing that the requester is a person. Provides that the deadline for the public body to respond to the request shall be tolled until the requester verifies that he or she is a person. Provides that, if the requester fails to verify that he or she is a person within 30 days after the public body requests such a verification, then the public body may deny the request.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2025	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
2/6/2025	House	First Reading
2/6/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/4/2025	House	Assigned to Executive Committee

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