Date	Chamber	Action
6/14/2005	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0028

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

5 ILCS 120/2.02

from Ch. 102, par. 42.02

5 ILCS 120/2.06

from Ch. 102, par. 42.06

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires that public bodies with websites maintained by their own staff must post on their websites the following information, for the specified periods, with respect to their meetings: (i) the agenda of a regular meeting, until the meeting is conducted; (ii) the annual schedule of regular meetings, until public notice of another schedule is approved; (iii) notice of a regular meeting, until the meeting is conducted; and (iv) minutes of an open meeting, for at least 60 days after posting. Changes the deadline for any type of public notice of the agenda of a regular meeting from 48 to 72 hours before the meeting.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Open Meetings Act. With respect to a public body that has a website maintained by the public body's full-time staff, requires that the public body post on the website (i) notice of any agenda of a regular meeting of the public body's governing body, (ii) notice of all meetings of the governing body, and (iii) beginning July 1, 2006, minutes of regular meetings of the governing body open to the public. Specifies how long the postings must remain on the website. Provides that failure to post on the website does not invalidate meetings or actions of the governing body. Makes other changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/2/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/2/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/2/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/3/2005	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2/24/2005	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
2/24/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005
3/1/2005	Senate	Second Reading
3/1/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2005
4/6/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
4/6/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
4/7/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
4/14/2005	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/14/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
4/14/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/14/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
4/14/2005	House	Arrived in House
4/14/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/14/2005	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
4/14/2005	House	First Reading
4/14/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/20/2005	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
4/27/2005	House	Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
4/28/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/3/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/3/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/4/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
5/5/2005	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
5/5/2005	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/3/2005	Senate	Sent to the Governor
6/14/2005	Senate	Governor Approved
6/14/2005	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2006
6/14/2005	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0028

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