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| Bill | OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE | Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, if a quorum of the members of the public body is physically present, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of performance of active military duty as a service member. Defines "active military duty" and "service member". Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | SB 243 | Illinois SB 243 (104th) |
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Illinois SB 243 (104th) — OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, if a quorum of the members of the public body is physically present, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of performance of active military duty as a service member. Defines "active military duty" and "service member". Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Executive — 11–0 (pass) · upper
- Executive, Amendment 1 — 11–0 (pass) · upper
- Executive — 8–4 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 53–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Executive, Amendment 1 — 12–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Daniel Didech — primary (person)
- Mike Porfirio — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-22 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio
filing - 2025-01-22 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-01-22 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-01-28 Assigned to Executive
referral-committee - 2025-03-19 Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- 2025-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
reading-2 - 2025-03-20 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
- 2025-04-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2025-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2025-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-09 Arrived in House
introduction - 2025-04-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2025-04-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-04-17 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2025-05-09 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-05-13 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- 2025-05-29 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2025-05-29 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
- 2025-05-29 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel Didech
- 2025-05-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2025-05-29 Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan
- 2025-05-29 Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 074-037-000
- 2025-05-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000
- 2025-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- 2025-05-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-30 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-30 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
amendment-introduction - 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2025-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- 2025-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- 2025-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- 2025-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- 2025-05-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- 2025-05-31 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2025-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2025
- 2025-06-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- 2025-07-02 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
- 2025-09-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- 2025-09-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
- 2025-10-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- 2025-10-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- 2025-10-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mike Porfirio
filing - 2025-10-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- 2025-10-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
- 2025-10-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- 2025-10-15 3/5 Vote Required
- 2025-10-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- 2025-10-15 Senate Concurs
- 2025-10-15 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-11-13 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-11-21 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-11-21 Effective Date January 1, 2026
- 2025-11-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0438
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/733601c1-a10c-43dd-a347-51d77652bb18. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).