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type: "Bill"
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title: "COURT DOCUMENT ACCESSIBILITY"
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description: "Creates the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act. Provides that all records and documents are presumed to be accessible by the court and the clerk of the court. Requires a clerk of the court to limit access to case information and documents that are not identified as public to the clerk of the court or limited supervisory staff through the use of access codes restricting access. Provides that access to court records and documents remotely over the Internet shall be as authorized by the Illinois Supreme Court Remote Access Policy. Provides definitions for case information and documents that are identified as public, impounded, confidential, sealed, and expunged. Requires the Supreme Court to establish a process for access to court files that are limited by statute or court rule, and to create a statewide standardized form to request access to documents in a court file that is restricted in any manner. Provides that the Act applies to all court records and documents related to any civil or criminal proceeding brought before any court in the State that are created and maintained by a State court. Makes conforming changes in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Privacy of Child Victims of Criminal Sexual Offenses Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the Communicable Disease Report Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Probate Act of 1975."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "HB 2624"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2624 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Nabeela Syed", "Ram Villivalam"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-02-15"
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last_action: "2023-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fe6732a-c692-4eea-8b91-ed01b10f0d33"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2624&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147742&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "fe67ba43a92aac780399a50eb5e6fabbee8161a40c096b743b19e740c8bd8f2c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2624 (103rd) — COURT DOCUMENT ACCESSIBILITY
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Creates the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act. Provides that all records and documents are presumed to be accessible by the court and the clerk of the court. Requires a clerk of the court to limit access to case information and documents that are not identified as public to the clerk of the court or limited supervisory staff through the use of access codes restricting access. Provides that access to court records and documents remotely over the Internet shall be as authorized by the Illinois Supreme Court Remote Access Policy. Provides definitions for case information and documents that are identified as public, impounded, confidential, sealed, and expunged. Requires the Supreme Court to establish a process for access to court files that are limited by statute or court rule, and to create a statewide standardized form to request access to documents in a court file that is restricted in any manner. Provides that the Act applies to all court records and documents related to any civil or criminal proceeding brought before any court in the State that are created and maintained by a State court. Makes conforming changes in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Privacy of Child Victims of Criminal Sexual Offenses Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the Communicable Disease Report Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Probate Act of 1975.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2624.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2624eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2624ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2624enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Judiciary — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading, Amendment 1 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Nabeela Syed — primary (person)
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- Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
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- Jenn Ladisch Douglass — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
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- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed `filing`
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- **2023-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
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- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
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- **2023-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
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- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
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- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-26** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
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- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
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- **2023-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
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- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
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- **2023-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
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- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
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- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0166 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fe6732a-c692-4eea-8b91-ed01b10f0d33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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