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HB 248 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

OPEN MEETINGS-VOID ACTION

Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the court may declare null and void any final action taken at a closed or open meeting (instead of only a closed meeting) in violation of the Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
Oct 2015
House Passage
Apr 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 14, 2015 Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2015

How they voted

92–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 98
Apr 14, 2015
D Democratic59
53 Yea 6
89% Yea
R Republican39
39 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
14
Amendments
3
Oct 10, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
Oct 10, 2015
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
May 15, 2015
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
upper
May 14, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations
upper
May 14, 2015
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations
upper
May 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 8, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 8, 2015
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter
upper
May 6, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 14, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-6)
house
Mar 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Mar 19, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dwight Kay
lower
Mar 4, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 3, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.