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HB 303 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

FOIA-SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS

Summary
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "severance agreement". Provides that a severance agreement that is funded in whole or part by public moneys or that releases a claim against a public body shall not require or impose any condition on any party to keep allegations, evidence, settlement amounts, or any other information confidential, except that which is necessary to protect a trade secret, proprietary information, or information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Act. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to agreements signed before the effective date of the amendatory Act.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
Jul 2015
Senate Passage
Jul 2015
Signed into Law
Sep 2015
Introduced Apr 16, 2015 Signed Sep 10, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2015 · House Apr 15, 2015

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 47
Jul 1, 2015
D Democratic29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
R Republican18
10 Yea 8
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
64
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Amendments
4
Sep 10, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Jul 1, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000
upper
May 29, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Executive
upper
May 15, 2015
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
upper
Apr 29, 2015
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations
upper
Apr 22, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 16, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 16, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 15, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-2-2)
house
Apr 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Mar 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 17, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 10, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed
lower
Feb 13, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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