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SB 1296 Illinois Senate · 94th Regular Session

OPEN MEETING- CITY COUNCIL

Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the definition of "meeting" means any gathering of a majority of a quorum of the members of a public body held for the purpose of discussing public business, except when the public body is the council of a municipality with a commission form of government consisting of 4 commissioners and a mayor, in which case "meeting" shall mean any gathering of a majority of the members held for the purpose of discussing public business.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
Senate Passage
Apr 2005
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 15, 2005 Last action Jan 9, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2005

How they voted

42–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
Apr 15, 2005
D Democratic26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican22
17 Yea 1 Nay 4
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
2
Committee
6
May 13, 2005
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2005
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 15, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-1-5)
senate
Mar 17, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
upper
Feb 23, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 18, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.