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type: "Bill"
title: "GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2259"
citation: "Illinois HB 2259 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6bd5fa2-ec4c-45b8-bd62-86b2c33f7b28"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2259&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59494&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5de95654b389d12324251c6bfea03e888e153e3f32eba6f55ecbc0edd22aacee"
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 2259 (97th) — GOVERNMENT-TECH
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
## 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=09700HB2259&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59494&DocNum=2259&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2259eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59494&DocNum=2259&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2259enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59494&DocNum=2259&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **7931** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **420** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Randy Ramey, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2011-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 009-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-031-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2011-04-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-05-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2011-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 042-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2011
- **2011-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0452 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6bd5fa2-ec4c-45b8-bd62-86b2c33f7b28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).