92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB3098
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House Sponsors:
DART-CURRIE-BLACK-RYDER, COWLISHAW, JOHNSON, 
   SCOTT, O'CONNOR, YARBROUGH, MCCARTHY, BROSNAHAN, 
   FRANKS, KLINGLER AND MCGUIRE.

Senate Sponsors:
DILLARD-DEMUZIO-OBAMA-CRONIN-RADOGNO

Short description: 
OPEN MEET-CLOSED MEET CERTIFY                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Open  Meetings  Act.   Removes  the  requirement  that      
   minutes  of  a closed meeting be written, and permits that the minutes      
   be recorded by an audio or  video  method  or  by  a  court  reporter.      
   Requires that a public body keep verbatim minutes of a closed meeting.      
   Permits disclosure of those minutes only as the public body determines      
   or  for a court's in camera review when the meeting is alleged to have      
   violated the Act.  Effective immediately.                                   
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Provides that minutes of closed meetings shall be disclosed  upon      
   direction by a court as well as by the public body.                         
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Provides that the  Act's  provisions  regarding  availability  of      
   minutes at closed meetings do not supersede privacy or confidentiality      
   interests of existing State or federal law.                                 
          STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1, 2                                       
          (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs)                       
          In the opinion of the DCCA, HB 3098 (H-am 1, 2) creates a due        
          process mandate for which reimbursement of the increased costs       
          to local governments is not required under the State Mandates        
          Act.                                                                 
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          5 ILCS 120/2.06                                                      
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          5 ILCS 120/2a                   from Ch. 102, par. 42a               
        Deletes everything. Amends the Open Meetings Act.  Requires that       
   the presiding  officer of  a closed meeting  certify that the  closed       
   meeting  did  not  violate  the  Act.   Provides  the  form  for  the       
   certification and that the certification be  available for inspection       
   and copying within  7  working  days  after the  meeting.   Effective       
   July 1, 2002.                                                               
        GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE                                     
        Recommends providing that the presiding officer of a closed            
   meeting must certify that he or she believes the Open Meetings Act          
   was not violated only if that is his or her belief. Provides that           
   the officer must certify that he or she has read (instead of                
   understands) certain provisions of the Act.                                 
 
Last action on Bill: BILL DEAD-AMENDATORY VETO

   Last action date: MAR-06-2002

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   1


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