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+type: "Bill"
+title: "OPEN MEET-LEGAL COUNSEL"
+description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Permits a public body to close a meeting or portion of a meeting to discuss its legal counsel's appointment, performance, compensation, or dismissal. Effective July 1, 2003."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "93rd"
+identifier: "SB 1204"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1204 (93rd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 40
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2003-02-20"
+last_action: "2003-06-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbd7de1c-e9b1-4568-a578-61d26b529232"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1204&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4134&SessionID=3&GA=93"
+source_hash: "86affcdfe54b09f3b2c9449c55da3d17427b2d53e0de454654d071b989583597"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 1204 (93rd) — OPEN MEET-LEGAL COUNSEL
+
+Amends the Open Meetings Act. Permits a public body to close a meeting or portion of a meeting to discuss its legal counsel's appointment, performance, compensation, or dismissal. Effective July 1, 2003.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1204&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4134&DocNum=1204&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1204eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4134&DocNum=1204&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1204enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4134&DocNum=1204&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **38–20** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Don Harmon — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
+- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2003-03-12** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
+- **2003-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
+- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
+- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
+- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2003-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
+- **2003-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2003-03-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2003-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
+- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
+- **2003-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
+- **2003-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 038-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2003-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
+- **2003-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2003-03-31** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2003-04-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-001 `committee-passage`
+- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2003-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
+- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
+- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
+- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
+- **2003-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2003-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
+- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
+- **2003-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2003-05-21** Passed Both Houses
+- **2003-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2003-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2003-06-30** Effective Date July 1, 2003
+- **2003-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0057 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbd7de1c-e9b1-4568-a578-61d26b529232`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+