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type: "Bill"
title: "OPEN MEETINGS-TRANSIT DISTRICT"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Permits a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over more than 4,500 square miles to include members participating in a video conference at specified locations when determining the physical presence of a quorum at an open meeting. Provides that the requirement that members of a public body with less than statewide jurisdiction be physically present at a closed meeting does not apply to a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over more than 4,500 square miles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5329"
citation: "Illinois HB 5329 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-04"
last_action: "2010-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b319798-2ad8-4d1b-be8f-c2bfe2fa438c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5329&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50359&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "d198c3e54c7bb00021f50f0aadbfbdf719619af9b001bcac48dc015db0558ca8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 5329 (96th) — OPEN MEETINGS-TRANSIT DISTRICT
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Permits a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over more than 4,500 square miles to include members participating in a video conference at specified locations when determining the physical presence of a quorum at an open meeting. Provides that the requirement that members of a public body with less than statewide jurisdiction be physically present at a closed meeting does not apply to a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over more than 4,500 square miles.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5329&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50359&DocNum=5329&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5329eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50359&DocNum=5329&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5329enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50359&DocNum=5329&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9619** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
- **2010-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-019-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2010-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1043 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b319798-2ad8-4d1b-be8f-c2bfe2fa438c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).