---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning lists of available records."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 538"
citation: "Illinois HB 538 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-02"
last_action: "2016-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbe1abd6-da0b-4371-8ef4-122b6fead806"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=538&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=84990&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "c1ea0e54a5a8e71a224c370b99e60c4d55c7f22a2a8cecac7d1e453c5f1330d0"
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 538 (99th) — GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning lists of available records.

## 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=09900HB0538&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84990&DocNum=538&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0538eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84990&DocNum=538&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0538enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84990&DocNum=538&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2015-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-27** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 30, 2015
- **2015-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2015-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2015-04-24** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Laura Fine
- **2016-04-06** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2016-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2016-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-04-13** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2016-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2016-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-15** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0545 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbe1abd6-da0b-4371-8ef4-122b6fead806`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).