---
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: "101st"
identifier: "HB 120"
citation: "Illinois HB 120 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 87
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-12-10"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95350f6a-b0b0-4fa3-a160-0423213d135a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=120&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=113942&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "833e2fea4a6f4f8040520cfcb2f07d1df8621aaeae5dc3a42f649268502bf8ad"
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 120 (101st) — 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=10100HB0120&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=113942&DocNum=120&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0120eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=113942&DocNum=120&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0120enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=113942&DocNum=120&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Schimpf — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-10** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2019-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2019-03-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2019-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2019-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2019-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2019-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
- **2019-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2019-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2019-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2019-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2019-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2019-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2019-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2019-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2019-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- **2019-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2019-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
- **2019-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2019-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
- **2019-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
- **2019-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2019-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2019-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Castro `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Castro `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2019-05-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-05-24** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000
- **2019-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2019-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
- **2019-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 118-000-000
- **2019-05-29** House Concurs
- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0225 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95350f6a-b0b0-4fa3-a160-0423213d135a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).