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type: "Bill"
title: "OPEN MTG-TRAINING-OFFICIALS"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires elected officials who are first elected after the effective date of the amendatory Act to successfully complete the training program provided by the Public Access Counselor. Provides that, upon the completion of the required training program, the Public Access Counselor shall issue a certificate of completion to the elected official for filing along with his or her statement of economic interests. Provides that an elected official who is required to but fails to complete the required training or who is required to submit a statement of economic interests but, if required to do so, fails to attach the certificate of completion to his or her statement of economic interests shall be ineligible, in any subsequent election, to be a candidate for the office in which he or she is serving at the time of the violation. Exempts from these training requirements elected officials who are elected to serve public bodies that require the attendance of their parliamentarian or attorney at each meeting. Defines \"elected official\". Also makes technical changes. Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and the Election Code to make conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1670"
citation: "Illinois HB 1670 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-16"
last_action: "2011-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/268eb866-d947-4a10-a681-4f79330e834a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1670&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58876&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "efa0acd9aaa1f1012b508256769b8bdc0569a9c74b479d79773941c262c51f13"
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 1670 (97th) — OPEN MTG-TRAINING-OFFICIALS
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires elected officials who are first elected after the effective date of the amendatory Act to successfully complete the training program provided by the Public Access Counselor. Provides that, upon the completion of the required training program, the Public Access Counselor shall issue a certificate of completion to the elected official for filing along with his or her statement of economic interests. Provides that an elected official who is required to but fails to complete the required training or who is required to submit a statement of economic interests but, if required to do so, fails to attach the certificate of completion to his or her statement of economic interests shall be ineligible, in any subsequent election, to be a candidate for the office in which he or she is serving at the time of the violation. Exempts from these training requirements elected officials who are elected to serve public bodies that require the attendance of their parliamentarian or attorney at each meeting. Defines "elected official". Also makes technical changes. Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and the Election Code to make conforming changes.
## 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=09700HB1670&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58876&DocNum=1670&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1670eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58876&DocNum=1670&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1670enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58876&DocNum=1670&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **6443** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **430** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6748** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **6443** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kelly Burke — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke `filing`
- **2011-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-048-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Crotty `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Crotty `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 043-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2011-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 064-043-000
- **2011-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 064-043-000
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0504 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/268eb866-d947-4a10-a681-4f79330e834a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).