Bill > HB5522

Introduced Session

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires a unit of local government or school district with an operating budget of $1 million or more to maintain an Internet website and post to that website, for the current calendar or fiscal year, the following information: (1) information about elected and appointed officials; (2) notice of and materials prepared for meetings; (3) procedures for requesting information from the unit of local government or school district; (4) annual budget; (5) ordinances; (6) procedures to apply for building permits and zoning variances; (7) financial reports and audits; (8) information concerning employee compensation; (9) contracts with lobbying firms; (10) taxes and fees imposed by the unit of local government or school district; (11) rules governing the award of contracts; (12) bids and contracts worth $25,000 or more; (13) a debt disclosure report; and (14) public notices. Provides that any citizen who is a resident of the unit of local government or school district may bring a mandamus or injunction action to compel the unit of local government or school district to comply with the Internet posting requirements. Limits home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides for a statutory exemption for any electronic copy of a record or information maintained on specified websites. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to make conforming changes. Amends the Notice By Publication Act. Provides that whenever an officer of a court, unit of local government, or school district is required to provide notice by publication in a newspaper, publishing website address to the document will be sufficient. Effective immediately.

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Jeanne Ives (R)*,  Martin Sandoval (D)*,  John Anthony (R),  Mark Batinick (R),  Patricia Bellock (R),  Peter Breen (R),  Dwight Kay (R),  Natalie Manley (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Dan McConchie (R),  Margo McDermed (R),  Anna Moeller (D),  Julie Morrison (D),  Thomas Morrison (R),  Reginald Phillips (R),  Ronald Sandack (R),  Joe Sosnowski (R),  Ed Sullivan (R),  Grant Wehrli (R),  Barbara Wheeler (R),  Sam Yingling (D), 

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie (on 05/06/2016)

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