Bill Text: IL SB3996 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Citizens Utility Board Act. Provides that the Citizens Utility Board is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Citizens Utility Board to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3996 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3996-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3996 Introduced 5/21/2020, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 10/13 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 913
Amends the Citizens Utility Board Act. Provides that the Citizens Utility Board is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Citizens Utility Board to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning utilities.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Citizens Utility Board Act is amended by
changing Section 13 as follows:
(220 ILCS 10/13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 913)
Sec. 13. Public records.
(a) Statements filed with the corporation shall be
available for public inspection at the office of the
corporation during reasonable hours of the day. Such records
may be copied. The corporation may charge a reasonable fee for
the cost of such copies.
(b) The Citizens Utility Board shall be considered a public
body for purposes of records requests filed under the Freedom
of Information Act. The corporation shall comply with the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-945.)