---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5565"
citation: "Illinois HB 5565 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-08"
last_action: "2010-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa81341f-c949-4b5b-9cb5-ac16a349263d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5565&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50723&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "651f85d8e04cf6095e2bd77af9873ebe18295829772e92a878f2ff601694785a"
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 HB 5565 (96th) — GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09600HB5565&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50723&DocNum=5565&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5565eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50723&DocNum=5565&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5565enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50723&DocNum=5565&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2010
- **2010-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1153 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa81341f-c949-4b5b-9cb5-ac16a349263d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).