92nd General Assembly
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RUTHERFORD-CURRIE-TURNER,JOHN-RIGHTER-DART, 
   BIGGINS AND LYONS,EILEEN.

(BURZYNSKI)

   5 ILCS 140/9              from Ch. 116, par. 209                            
   5 ILCS 140/10.5 new                                                         
   5 ILCS 140/11             from Ch. 116, par. 211                            
   15 ILCS 205/7 new                                                           

        Amends the Freedom of Information Act and  the  Attorney  General      
   Act.  Creates  the  Office of Public Records Access Counsel within the      
   Office of the Attorney General.  Empowers the Counsel to  educate  the      
   public and public bodies, and issue advisory opinions, about access to      
   public  records.   Provides  that a person whose appeal of a denial of      
   access to public records has been denied may  request  review  by  the      
   Public  Records Access Counsel.  Provides procedures for such requests      
   and for the Counsel's review and issuance of advisory opinions.  Makes      
   mandatory a court's award of attorney's fees,  costs,  and  reasonable      
   expenses  to  a  person  who  successfully  challenges a public body's      
   denial of access to public records.                                         
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Exempts the General Assembly  from  the  provisions  relating  to      
   review by the Public Records Access Counsel.                                
   FEB-22-2001  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   FEB-22-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-22-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   FEB-23-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               EXECUTIVE             
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 CURRIE                
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 TURNER,JOHN           
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 RIGHTER               
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 DART                  
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    BELLOCK               
   FEB-27-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    BIGGINS               
   FEB-28-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    LYONS,EILEEN          
   MAR-06-2001  H  MOTION PREVAILED TO SUSPEND RULE 25                            
   MAR-06-2001  H                   COMMITTEE               EXECUTIVE             
   MAR-07-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE     H    
   MAR-07-2001  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAR-07-2001  H  DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE             013-000-000   HEXC    
   MAR-07-2001  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   MAR-15-2001  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   MAR-15-2001  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   APR-04-2001  H  THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED        116-000-000           
   APR-04-2001  S  ARRIVE IN SENATE                                               
   APR-04-2001  S  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING   01-04-05              
   APR-04-2001  S  CHIEF SPONSOR                            BURZYNSKI             
   APR-05-2001  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   APR-05-2001  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   JAN-07-2003  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

   END OF INQUIRY 



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