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type: "Bill"
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title: "LIBRARIES-CONFIDENTIALITY"
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description: "Amends the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Sets forth procedures under which a library may publish or make any information contained in its records available to the public if the information is requested by a sworn law enforcement officer who represents that it is impractical to secure a court order as a result of an emergency where the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of physical harm. Provides that these procedures shall not alter any right to challenge the use or dissemination of patron information that is otherwise permitted by law. Provides that the disclosure of information under these provisions does not constitute a privacy violation or a breach of confidentiality."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 237"
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citation: "Illinois HB 237 (95th)"
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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: 28
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-01-10"
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last_action: "2007-08-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbd2549a-d4c2-4bd7-b84d-033c748d9440"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=237&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26966&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "901c7c5efc52917eb36ace8e227f41e5a227b489fbcda02f5ca7ae3d2bbbd864"
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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 HB 237 (95th) — LIBRARIES-CONFIDENTIALITY
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Amends the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Sets forth procedures under which a library may publish or make any information contained in its records available to the public if the information is requested by a sworn law enforcement officer who represents that it is impractical to secure a court order as a result of an emergency where the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of physical harm. Provides that these procedures shall not alter any right to challenge the use or dissemination of patron information that is otherwise permitted by law. Provides that the disclosure of information under these provisions does not constitute a privacy violation or a breach of confidentiality.
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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=09500HB0237&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26966&DocNum=237&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0237eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26966&DocNum=237&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0237enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26966&DocNum=237&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Joe Dunn — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-01-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Dunn `filing`
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- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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- **2007-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2007 `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
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- **2007-03-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
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- **2007-03-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
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- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-19** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2007
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- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
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- **2007-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-15** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2008
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- **2007-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0040 `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/dbd2549a-d4c2-4bd7-b84d-033c748d9440`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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