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Bill	OPEN MEETINGS-BACKGROUND CHECK	Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency, an officer employed by a law enforcement agency, or a person contracted by a law enforcement agency may not conduct a background check of speakers at meetings of public bodies, including police disciplinary boards, except to provide security for the premises in which the meeting is to occur and for the protection of public officials and other persons who attend the meeting. Provides that information obtained in violation of this provision may not be used for purposes, other than those permitted purposes, and may not be admitted as evidence in any criminal or civil proceeding or as evidence in an administrative hearing. Provides that a person who violates this provision is guilty of official misconduct under the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 1765	Illinois HB 1765 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Kambium Buckner Robert Peters	7	57	3	2021-02-11	2021-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/8eb4834f-3d5e-4ab3-bd92-7fc0fc18ddac	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1765&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130461&SessionID=110&GA=102	0cc62661f7aeaca8ad52cf782fcb350c2943a18580e3f9a8704d0f89e46ade09	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1765 (102nd) — OPEN MEETINGS-BACKGROUND CHECK

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency, an officer employed by a law enforcement agency, or a person contracted by a law enforcement agency may not conduct a background check of speakers at meetings of public bodies, including police disciplinary boards, except to provide security for the premises in which the meeting is to occur and for the protection of public officials and other persons who attend the meeting. Provides that information obtained in violation of this provision may not be used for purposes, other than those permitted purposes, and may not be admitted as evidence in any criminal or civil proceeding or as evidence in an administrative hearing. Provides that a person who violates this provision is guilty of official misconduct under the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes. 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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
6. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 73–44 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 38–17 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Kambium Buckner — primary (person)
• Robert Peters — primary (person)
• Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
• Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner filing
• 2021-02-17 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2021-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
• 2021-03-09 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
• 2021-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2021-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner amendment-introduction
• 2021-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-007-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-03-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
• 2021-04-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-21 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2021-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
• 2021-04-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-27 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-10 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2021-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
• 2021-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2021-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
• 2021-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2021-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-05-19 Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-001-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
• 2021-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
• 2021-05-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2021-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 038-017-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2021-05-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2021-05-29 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
• 2021-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kambium Buckner
• 2021-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2021-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 073-044-000
• 2021-05-31 House Concurs
• 2021-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2021
• 2021-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0348 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8eb4834f-3d5e-4ab3-bd92-7fc0fc18ddac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).