---
type: "Bill"
title: "CMAP-RECORD AND STREAM MEETING"
description: "Amends the Regional Planning Act. Requires open meetings of the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning to be broadcast to the public and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using a high-speed Internet connection. Provides that recordings of each meeting broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the Board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2538"
citation: "Illinois HB 2538 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-09-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cccdd2f-f2b1-4d00-857e-16f8514a2d1b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2538&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103720&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "fb0564e83360fa4a8988b8658a33cc60abffb4804f8fd86d203c5e015f8cf54f"
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 2538 (100th) — CMAP-RECORD AND STREAM MEETING

Amends the Regional Planning Act. Requires open meetings of the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning to be broadcast to the public and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using a high-speed Internet connection. Provides that recordings of each meeting broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the Board. 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=10000HB2538&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103720&DocNum=2538&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2538eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103720&DocNum=2538&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2538enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103720&DocNum=2538&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `filing`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Government Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Postponed - Government Reform
- **2017-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karen McConnaughay `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Government Reform
- **2017-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Do Pass as Amended Government Reform; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2017-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Al Riley
- **2017-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2017-06-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 098-000-000
- **2017-06-24** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-06-24** House Concurs
- **2017-06-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-07-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-09-08** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-09-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0479 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cccdd2f-f2b1-4d00-857e-16f8514a2d1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).