Date	Chamber	Action
9/10/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0478

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

5 ILCS 140/2

from Ch. 116, par. 202

5 ILCS 140/2.20

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "severance agreement". Provides that a severance agreement that is funded in whole or part by public moneys or that releases a claim against a public body shall not require or impose any condition on any party to keep allegations, evidence, settlement amounts, or any other information confidential, except that which is necessary to protect a trade secret, proprietary information, or information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Act. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to agreements signed before the effective date of the amendatory Act.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that all severance agreements entered into by or on behalf of a public body are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public, subject to redaction as allowed by the Act. Deletes language providing that a severance agreement that is funded in whole or part by public moneys or that releases a claim against a public body shall not require or impose any condition on any party to keep allegations, evidence, settlement amounts, or any other information confidential, except that which is necessary to protect a trade secret, proprietary information, or information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Act.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill and House Amendment No. 1, and deletes language providing that the new provisions do not apply to agreements signed before the effective date of the amendatory Act.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/26/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed
1/27/2015	House	First Reading
1/27/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/5/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2/6/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2/6/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
2/13/2015	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/3/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
3/5/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
3/5/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
3/9/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed
3/9/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/10/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/11/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
3/11/2015	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
3/11/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/11/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
3/11/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
3/12/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
3/16/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed
3/16/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/17/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/18/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
4/14/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/14/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000
4/16/2015	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/16/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/16/2015	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/16/2015	Senate	First Reading
4/16/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2015	Senate	Assigned to Executive
4/29/2015	Senate	To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations
5/15/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
5/22/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
5/29/2015	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
5/29/2015	Senate	Re-referred to Executive
5/29/2015	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000
5/29/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2015
6/16/2015	Senate	Second Reading
6/16/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading June 23, 2015
6/23/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 30, 2015
6/24/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
6/29/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As July 1, 2015
7/1/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000
7/1/2015	House	Passed Both Houses
7/30/2015	House	Sent to the Governor
9/10/2015	House	Governor Approved
9/10/2015	House	Effective Date June 1, 2016
9/10/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0478

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