HB 2624 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

COURT DOCUMENT ACCESSIBILITY

Summary
Creates the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act. Provides that all records and documents are presumed to be accessible by the court and the clerk of the court. Requires a clerk of the court to limit access to case information and documents that are not identified as public to the clerk of the court or limited supervisory staff through the use of access codes restricting access. Provides that access to court records and documents remotely over the Internet shall be as authorized by the Illinois Supreme Court Remote Access Policy. Provides definitions for case information and documents that are identified as public, impounded, confidential, sealed, and expunged. Requires the Supreme Court to establish a process for access to court files that are limited by statute or court rule, and to create a statewide standardized form to request access to documents in a court file that is restricted in any manner. Provides that the Act applies to all court records and documents related to any civil or criminal proceeding brought before any court in the State that are created and maintained by a State court. Makes conforming changes in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Privacy of Child Victims of Criminal Sexual Offenses Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the Communicable Disease Report Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Probate Act of 1975.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 27, 2023 Signed Jun 30, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023

How they voted

1080
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 117
Mar 23, 2023
D Democratic77
71 Yea 6
92% Yea
R Republican40
37 Yea 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jun 30, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors