RUTHERFORD-BELLOCK-TURNER,JOHN-DART-RIGHTER. (ROSKAM-DEMUZIO-DILLARD-HAWKINSON-CRONIN) 5 ILCS 140/9 from Ch. 116, par. 209 5 ILCS 140/11 from Ch. 116, par. 211 5 ILCS 140/15 new 5 ILCS 140/20 new Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Permits a person denied access to inspect or copy a public record by the head of a public body to request a review of the denial by either the Attorney General or a State's Attorney. Provides the procedures for requesting review and the powers necessary to investigate the denial and determine its validity. Authorizes the Attorney General or State's Attorney to seek declaratory or injunctive relief against a public body that fails to disclose records in response to the determination that its denial was unlawful. Authorizes the court to impose civil penalties and award costs to the Attorney General or State's Attorney. Requires the Attorney General to establish a statewide protocol for handling review requests and annually publish an index of his or her determinations. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) There will be no corrections population and minimal fiscal impact. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 140/20 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 140/10.5 new Deletes everything. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Permits a person denied access to inspect or copy a public record by the head of a public body to request a review of the denial by the Attorney General. Provides the procedures for requesting review and the powers necessary to investigate the denial and determine its validity. Requires that the Attorney General post his or her opinions on the World Wide Web and make them available for inspection at his or her office. Permits the award of attorney's fees and litigation costs to any prevailing party in an action brought to compel disclosure of records, rather than only to a person prevailing against a public body, but limits an award against a private party to those cases when the private party sought disclosure despite the Attorney General's opinion that the records were not subject to disclosure or when the private party's action was malicious or frivolous. Requires the award of specified punitive damages to a prevailing party who sought disclosure of records that the Attorney General determined were subject to disclosure. 00-01-20 H FIRST READING 00-01-20 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-02 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 00-02-08 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 00-02-08 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED 00-02-08 H COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 00-02-10 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BELLOCK 00-02-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CIVIL LAW H 00-02-16 H ADOPTED 00-02-16 H DO PASS AS AMENDED/STANDARD DEBATE 006-005-000 HJUA 00-02-16 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 00-02-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR TURNER,JOHN 00-02-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DART 00-02-23 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 00-02-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 00-02-24 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/PASS 082-027-005 00-02-24 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RIGHTER 00-02-25 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 00-02-25 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-02-29 00-02-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR ROSKAM 00-02-25 S FIRST READING 00-02-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-25 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO 00-02-25 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DILLARD 00-02-25 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON 00-02-25 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CRONIN 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary