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type: "Bill"
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title: "OPEN MEET-LEGAL COUNSEL"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "SB 1204"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1204 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-02-20"
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last_action: "2003-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbd7de1c-e9b1-4568-a578-61d26b529232"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1204&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4134&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "86affcdfe54b09f3b2c9449c55da3d17427b2d53e0de454654d071b989583597"
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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 1204 (93rd) — OPEN MEET-LEGAL COUNSEL
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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.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1204&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4134&DocNum=1204&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1204eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4134&DocNum=1204&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1204enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4134&DocNum=1204&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **38–20** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Don Harmon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
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- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-12** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
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- **2003-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
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- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
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- **2003-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2003-03-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
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- **2003-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
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- **2003-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 038-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
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- **2003-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-31** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-001 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
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- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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- **2003-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
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- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
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- **2003-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-06-30** Effective Date July 1, 2003
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- **2003-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0057 `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/bbd7de1c-e9b1-4568-a578-61d26b529232`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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