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HB 539 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

FOI-MEDIA REQUESTS

Summary
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a private gain or public loss, the expectation of which exempts certain information from the Act's inspection and copying requirements, does not include a news medium's dissemination of information regarding the public's health, safety, welfare, and legal rights. Effective July 1, 2003.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jun 2003
Introduced Mar 26, 2003 Signed Jun 30, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2003 · House Mar 25, 2003

How they voted

48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
May 9, 2003
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Jun 30, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 9, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 9, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-1)
senate
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-4)
house
Mar 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Mar 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2003
Committee
Re-assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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