HB 4045 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

FOIA-SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS

Summary
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "settlement agreement" and "severance agreement". Provides that a settlement agreement or 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.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2015 Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Mar 27, 2015
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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