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| Bill | OPEN MEETINGS-VERBATIM RECORDS | Amends the Open Meetings Act. Prohibits the inspection of the verbatim record of a closed meeting, including for discovery purposes, in a judicial proceeding other than in a judicial proceeding to determine whether the Act has been violated. Requires (now, permits) a court's examination of verbatim records in a civil proceeding to be conducted in camera. Requires that the initial examination in a criminal proceeding must be in camera, but other examinations need not be in camera. Removes the authority of an administrative hearing officer to redact information that may qualify under the attorney-client privilege. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 93rd | HB 4247 | Illinois HB 4247 (93rd) |
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enacted | 3 | 61 | 3 | 2004-01-28 | 2004-08-20 | openstates | ocd-bill/e162746a-6872-4aca-9d7e-8d3c4fbc5e0e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4247&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8463&SessionID=3&GA=93 | fd080d9bbb2ce7ff9176af78f3d12b1dffcccf87d4a611c140c9d5cbd90702ee | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4247 (93rd) — OPEN MEETINGS-VERBATIM RECORDS
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Prohibits the inspection of the verbatim record of a closed meeting, including for discovery purposes, in a judicial proceeding other than in a judicial proceeding to determine whether the Act has been violated. Requires (now, permits) a court's examination of verbatim records in a civil proceeding to be conducted in camera. Requires that the initial examination in a criminal proceeding must be in camera, but other examinations need not be in camera. Removes the authority of an administrative hearing officer to redact information that may qualify under the attorney-client privilege.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Motion, Amendment 1 — 57–1 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2004-01-28 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black
filing - 2004-01-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2004-01-30 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2004-02-05 Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2004-02-05 Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2004-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2004-02-24 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2004-03-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
amendment-introduction - 2004-03-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2004-03-04 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2004-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2004-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2004-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2004-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2004-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- 2004-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- 2004-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- 2004-03-24 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2004-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004
reading-1 - 2004-03-31 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- 2004-03-31 First Reading
reading-1 - 2004-03-31 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2004-03-31 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dale A. Righter
- 2004-04-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2004-04-07 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- 2004-04-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- 2004-04-21 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam
- 2004-04-21 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2004-04-28 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2004-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2004
- 2004-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
amendment-introduction - 2004-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2004-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2004-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 007-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2004-05-11 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2004-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Righter
amendment-passage - 2004-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2004
- 2004-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2004-05-13 Arrived in House
introduction - 2004-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2004-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. William B. Black
- 2004-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Non-Concurs by Voice Vote
- 2004-05-27 Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
- 2004-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01 - May 28, 2004
- 2004-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter
filing - 2004-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2004-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2004-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 009-000-000
- 2004-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 057-001-000
- 2004-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2004-06-25 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2004-08-20 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2004-08-20 Effective Date January 1, 2005
- 2004-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0974
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e162746a-6872-4aca-9d7e-8d3c4fbc5e0e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).