HB 2887 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

FOIA-RECURRENT REQUESTERS

Summary
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Reduces the number of record requests that must be made for a person to be considered a recurrent requester under the Act. Provides that public bodies must respond to requests from recurrent requesters with 30 (rather than 21) days after receipt of a request. Specifies that notice that requests are being treated as recurrent requests must be provided only once every 30 days. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for persons designated as recurrent requesters to knowingly obtain a public record without disclosing their status as recurrent requesters.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Jan 8, 2026
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Mar 21, 2025
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Assigned to Executive Committee
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Feb 6, 2025
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Marti Deuter
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