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type: "Bill"
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title: "OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "SB 243"
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citation: "Illinois SB 243 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Didech", "Mike Porfirio"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 63
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-01-22"
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last_action: "2025-11-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/733601c1-a10c-43dd-a347-51d77652bb18"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=243&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=157590&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "4ec74539cfda1985e5cceb305bd85f972d34ae3795f853bf46a60a89c8185b75"
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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 SB 243 (104th) — OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE
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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.
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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://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0243.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0243eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0243ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0243enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Executive, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Executive — **8–4** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Executive, Amendment 1 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Daniel Didech — primary (person)
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- Mike Porfirio — primary (person)
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- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
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- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — 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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- **2025-01-22** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio `filing`
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- **2025-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-22** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-01-28** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-19** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
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- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
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- **2025-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
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- **2025-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2025-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2025-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2025-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-09** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-05-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
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- **2025-05-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-29** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
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- **2025-05-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel Didech
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- **2025-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2025-05-29** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan
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- **2025-05-29** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 074-037-000
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- **2025-05-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000
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- **2025-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
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- **2025-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
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- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
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- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
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- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
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- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
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- **2025-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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- **2025-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
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- **2025-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2025
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- **2025-06-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
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- **2025-07-02** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-09-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
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- **2025-09-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
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- **2025-10-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
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- **2025-10-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2025-10-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mike Porfirio `filing`
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- **2025-10-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-10-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
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- **2025-10-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
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- **2025-10-15** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2025-10-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
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- **2025-10-15** Senate Concurs
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- **2025-10-15** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-11-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-11-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-11-21** Effective Date January 1, 2026
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- **2025-11-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0438 `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/733601c1-a10c-43dd-a347-51d77652bb18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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