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Bill	OPEN MEET-VERBATIM RECORD	Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires public bodies to make and maintain audio or video recordings of their closed meetings. Provides procedures for (i) protecting privileged communication during a meeting between the public body and its attorney and (ii) summarizing and destroying the recordings. Extends the statute of limitations on meetings in violation of the Act to 180 days. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 1586	Illinois SB 1586 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	72	2	2003-02-20	2003-08-12	openstates	ocd-bill/63ec2a96-7833-4b88-8cd6-51730a1bbf22	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1586&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4721&SessionID=3&GA=93	c3fd7969f8629fdf374e3cc7588f4a752012240c58dc836d0f49c81d2f90e68a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1586 (93rd) — OPEN MEET-VERBATIM RECORD

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires public bodies to make and maintain audio or video recordings of their closed meetings. Provides procedures for (i) protecting privileged communication during a meeting between the public body and its attorney and (ii) summarizing and destroying the recordings. Extends the statute of limitations on meetings in violation of the Act to 180 days. Effective immediately.

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 — 44–9 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 72–20 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Barack Obama — primary (person)
• Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
• Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)
• Frank J. Mautino — cosponsor (person)
• George Scully, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Robert S. Molaro — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama filing
• 2003-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-20 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-27 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2003-03-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2003-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
• 2003-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
• 2003-03-05 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Vince Demuzio
• 2003-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2003-03-06 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 007-005-001 committee-passage
• 2003-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2003
• 2003-03-11 Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Peter J. Roskam
• 2003-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
• 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
• 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
• 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
• 2003-03-25 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended with Committee Amendment No. 1
• 2003-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
• 2003-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
• 2003-03-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive
• 2003-03-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Executive; 013-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2003-04-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Obama amendment-passage
• 2003-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
• 2003-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
• 2003-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2003-04-04 Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. reading-3
• 2003-04-08 Third Reading - Passed; 044-009-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-04-08 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2003-04-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-10 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2003-04-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
• 2003-04-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
• 2003-04-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
• 2003-04-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
• 2003-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2003-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
• 2003-05-01 Do Pass / Standard Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-005-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-01 Calendar Order 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
• 2003-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
• 2003-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
• 2003-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2003-05-16 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-05-16 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-05-16 Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-05-16 Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-05-16 Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-05-16 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-05-16 Home Rule Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-05-16 Judicial Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-05-16 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
• 2003-05-20 Judicial Note Filed
• 2003-05-23 Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 reading-3
• 2003-05-27 Second Reading - Standard Debate reading-2
• 2003-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-28 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 072-020-024 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2003-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
• 2003-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
• 2003-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-08-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-08-12 Effective Date January 1, 2004
• 2003-08-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0523 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/63ec2a96-7833-4b88-8cd6-51730a1bbf22. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).