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Bill	OPEN MEET-LEGAL COUNSEL	Amends the Open Meetings Act. Permits a public body to close a meeting or portion of a meeting to discuss its legal counsel's appointment, performance, compensation, or dismissal. Effective July 1, 2003.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 1204	Illinois SB 1204 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	40	2	2003-02-20	2003-06-30	openstates	ocd-bill/bbd7de1c-e9b1-4568-a578-61d26b529232	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1204&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4134&SessionID=3&GA=93	86affcdfe54b09f3b2c9449c55da3d17427b2d53e0de454654d071b989583597	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1204 (93rd) — OPEN MEET-LEGAL COUNSEL

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Permits a public body to close a meeting or portion of a meeting to discuss its legal counsel's appointment, performance, compensation, or dismissal. Effective July 1, 2003.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 38–20 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Don Harmon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon filing
• 2003-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-20 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-27 Assigned to Local Government referral-committee
• 2003-03-12 Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
• 2003-03-13 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2003-03-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
• 2003-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
• 2003-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Local Government; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2003-03-25 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon amendment-passage
• 2003-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
• 2003-03-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
• 2003-03-26 Third Reading - Passed; 038-020-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-26 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-27 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
• 2003-03-28 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-28 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-31 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-16 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-001 committee-passage
• 2003-04-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2003-05-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
• 2003-05-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2003-05-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
• 2003-05-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2003-05-16 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
• 2003-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-21 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-06-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-06-30 Effective Date July 1, 2003
• 2003-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0057 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bbd7de1c-e9b1-4568-a578-61d26b529232. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).