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 Full Text Bill Summary