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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3599 Introduced , by Rep. Sam Yingling SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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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| | HB3599 | | LRB101 07543 HEP 52588 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 2.25 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 140/2.25 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2.25. Records of member-based organizations. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "member-based organization" |
| 9 | | means any group, association, or organization that: |
| 10 | | (1) has a membership that includes one or more |
| 11 | | government taxing bodies; |
| 12 | | (2) lobbies on behalf of its governmental members; and |
| 13 | | (3) receives a majority of its funding from its |
| 14 | | governmental members. |
| 15 | | (b) A member-based organization is a public body under this |
| 16 | | Act; however, only records relating to the member-based |
| 17 | | organization's receipt of public funds or its expenditures made |
| 18 | | in whole or in part with public funds are public records |
| 19 | | subject to inspection and copying by the public.
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