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 Bill Status of HB0539  93rd General Assembly

Short Description:  FOI-MEDIA REQUESTS

House Sponsors
Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. John J. Cullerton)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  6/30/2003HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0043

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 140/7from Ch. 116, par. 207


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a private gain or public loss, the expectation of which exempts certain information from the Act's inspection and copying requirements, does not include a news medium's dissemination of information regarding the public's health, safety, welfare, and legal rights. Effective July 1, 2003.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Further amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the exemption conditioned upon the reasonable expectation of public loss or private gain does not extend to information otherwise not exempt when requested by a news medium for the sole purpose of accessing and disseminating information regarding the health, safety, welfare, or legal rights of the public.

 Fiscal Note (Department of Central Management Services)
 The Department of Central Management Services anticipates no fiscal impact from this bill.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/30/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  1/30/2003HouseFirst Reading
  1/30/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/4/2003HouseAssigned to Executive Committee
  3/5/2003HouseRe-assigned to State Government Administration Committee
  3/13/2003HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
  3/13/2003HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/13/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000
  3/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/20/2003HouseFiscal Note Filed
  3/21/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/21/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/25/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
  3/26/2003SenateArrive in Senate
  3/26/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2003
  4/2/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
  4/8/2003SenateFirst Reading
  4/8/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  4/16/2003SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  5/1/2003SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
  5/1/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
  5/8/2003SenateSecond Reading
  5/8/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
  5/9/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
  5/9/2003HousePassed Both Houses
  6/6/2003HouseSent to the Governor
  6/30/2003HouseGovernor Approved
  6/30/2003HouseEffective Date July 1, 2003
  6/30/2003HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0043

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