Bill Text: IL HB3603 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "member-based organization" as any group, association, or organization that: (1) has a membership that includes one or more government taxing bodies; (2) lobbies on behalf of its governmental members; and (3) receives a majority of its funding from its governmental members. Provides that a member-based organization is a public body under the Act; however, only records relating to the member-based organization's receipt of public funds or its expenditures made in whole or in part with public funds are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3603 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3603-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3603 Introduced , by Rep. Sam Yingling SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 140/2.25 new
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "member-based organization" as any group, association, or organization that: (1) has a membership that includes one or more government taxing bodies; (2) lobbies on behalf of its governmental members; and (3) receives a majority of its funding from its governmental members. Provides that a member-based organization is a public body under the Act; however, only records relating to the member-based organization's receipt of public funds or its expenditures made in whole or in part with public funds are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
adding Section 2.25 as follows:
(5 ILCS 140/2.25 new)
Sec. 2.25. Records of member-based organizations.
(a) As used in this Section, "member-based organization"
means any group, association, or organization that:
(1) has a membership that includes one or more
government taxing bodies;
(2) lobbies on behalf of its governmental members; and
(3) receives a majority of its funding from its
governmental members.
(b) A member-based organization is a public body under this
Act; however, only records relating to the member-based
organization's receipt of public funds or its expenditures made
in whole or in part with public funds are public records
subject to inspection and copying by the public.