---
type: "Bill"
title: "FOIA-STORAGE & RETRIEVAL COSTS"
description: "Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Authorizes a public body to charge a records requester for the actual cost of retrieving and transporting public records from an off-site storage facility when the those records are maintained by a third-party storage company that is under contract with that public body. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1716"
citation: "Illinois HB 1716 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-16"
last_action: "2011-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b28db7af-95da-4dfa-b37f-82a976767e3a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1716&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58898&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "cd38d06ae68ae075c43aefefc7f9411f090d96f4e4a7bfb2596c9fd208ee26c2"
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 1716 (97th) — FOIA-STORAGE & RETRIEVAL COSTS

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Authorizes a public body to charge a records requester for the actual cost of retrieving and transporting public records from an off-site storage facility when the those records are maintained by a third-party storage company that is under contract with that public body. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB1716&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58898&DocNum=1716&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1716eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58898&DocNum=1716&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1716enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58898&DocNum=1716&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **84–31** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **70–44** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **43–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `filing`
- **2011-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-044-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Held in Executive
- **2011-05-29** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2011-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 29, 2011
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2011-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2011-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-05-29** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2011
- **2011-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-001-003
- **2011-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 043-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 084-031-000
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2011-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2011
- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0579 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b28db7af-95da-4dfa-b37f-82a976767e3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).