Date	Chamber	Action
8/26/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0579

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

5 ILCS 140/6

from Ch. 116, par. 206

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Authorizes a public body to charge a records requester for the actual cost of retrieving and transporting public records from an off-site storage facility when the those records are maintained by a third-party storage company that is under contract with that public body. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Further amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts members of the new media from the requirement to pay the actual cost of retrieving and transporting public records from an off-site storage facility when public records are maintained by a third-party storage company.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	5 ILCS 140/2	from Ch. 116, par. 202

5 ILCS 140/3.2 new

5 ILCS 140/9.5

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "recurrent requester" as a person that, in the 12 months immediately preceding the request, has submitted to the same public body (i) a minimum of 50 requests for records, (ii) a minimum of 15 requests for records within a 30-day period, or (iii) a minimum of 7 requests for records within a 7-day period. Establishes procedures that public bodies are to use in responding to requests from recurrent requesters. Authorizes a public body to charge a fee for each hour spent by personnel in searching for and retrieving requested records. Specifies that a person whose records request is made for a commercial purpose may not file a request for review with the Public Access Counselor, except for the limited purpose of determining whether the public body accurately characterized the request as a commercial request. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/16/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin
2/16/2011	House	First Reading
2/16/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2011	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/3/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/9/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
3/9/2011	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000
3/9/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-044-000
4/14/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/14/2011	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/14/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/14/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011
4/18/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
4/22/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/22/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Executive
5/13/2011	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
5/19/2011	Senate	Held in Executive
5/29/2011	Senate	Re-referred to Assignments
5/29/2011	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
5/29/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 29, 2011
5/29/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
5/29/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/29/2011	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
5/29/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/29/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
5/29/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
5/29/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
5/29/2011	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
5/29/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/29/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2011
5/30/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-001-003
5/30/2011	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/30/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
5/30/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/30/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 043-016-000
5/31/2011	House	Arrived in House
5/31/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/31/2011	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
5/31/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
5/31/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/31/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee
5/31/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
5/31/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 084-031-000
5/31/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
5/31/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
5/31/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
5/31/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
6/29/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/26/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/26/2011	House	Effective Date August 26, 2011
8/26/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0579

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