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Bill	FOIA-HARASSMENT SETTLMENTS	Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body shall provide notice to the public if the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body enters into a severance agreement with an employee or contractor accused of sexual harassment or sexual discrimination. Provides that no more than 72 hours after the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body makes a payment under the severance agreement, the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body shall publish on its Internet website and cause to be published, for a period of not less than 7 days, in the newspaper of general circulation having the largest circulation within the jurisdiction of the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body the following information: (1) the name of the person receiving the payment; (2) the amount of the payment; and (3) the fact that the person receiving the payment has been accused of sexual harassment or sexual discrimination, as the case may be. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 4242	Illinois HB 4242 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	83	3	2018-01-12	2018-08-23	openstates	ocd-bill/adc1a1da-851f-4b3b-b3ff-f17da72798c2	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4242&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=108686&SessionID=91&GA=100	a2ccfc1ab3b4784228465dfb1d80f66dacb880b0f5c57bc3474de74e3d30125e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4242 (100th) — FOIA-HARASSMENT SETTLMENTS

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body shall provide notice to the public if the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body enters into a severance agreement with an employee or contractor accused of sexual harassment or sexual discrimination. Provides that no more than 72 hours after the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body makes a payment under the severance agreement, the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body shall publish on its Internet website and cause to be published, for a period of not less than 7 days, in the newspaper of general circulation having the largest circulation within the jurisdiction of the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body the following information: (1) the name of the person receiving the payment; (2) the amount of the payment; and (3) the fact that the person receiving the payment has been accused of sexual harassment or sexual discrimination, as the case may be. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 106–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 108–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• David McSweeney — primary (person)
• Karen McConnaughay — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
• Wm. Sam McCann — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-12 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney filing
• 2018-01-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-01-16 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-01-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
• 2018-01-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2018-01-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
• 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2018-01-24 Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee referral-committee
• 2018-01-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
• 2018-01-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
• 2018-01-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2018-01-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2018-01-29 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2018-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
• 2018-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2018-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2018-01-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-01-31 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-01-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
• 2018-02-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney amendment-introduction
• 2018-02-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-02-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney amendment-introduction
• 2018-02-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-02-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-01 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2018-03-01 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2018-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
• 2018-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
• 2018-03-01 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Morrison
• 2018-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2018-03-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
• 2018-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
• 2018-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2018-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
• 2018-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
• 2018-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
• 2018-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2018-03-09 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2018-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2018-03-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2018-03-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-03-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2018-03-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2018-04-25 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2018-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton amendment-introduction
• 2018-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2018-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
• 2018-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
• 2018-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2018-05-02 Do Pass Judiciary; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
• 2018-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2018-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
• 2018-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2018-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2018
• 2018-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
• 2018-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
• 2018-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton amendment-introduction
• 2018-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2018-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2018-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
• 2018-05-23 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2018-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; T. Cullerton amendment-passage
• 2018-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2018-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-05-24 Arrived in House introduction
• 2018-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
• 2018-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. David McSweeney
• 2018-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2018-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 108-001-000
• 2018-05-31 House Concurs
• 2018-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2018-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2018-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2018-08-23 Effective Date August 23, 2018
• 2018-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1040 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/adc1a1da-851f-4b3b-b3ff-f17da72798c2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).