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type: "Bill"
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title: "FOIA-DEPT OF CORRECTIONS"
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description: "Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from the Act's copying and disclosure requirements records requested by persons committed to the Department of Corrections if those materials (i) are available in the library of the correctional facility where the inmate is confined, (ii) include records from staff members' personnel files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment information, or (iii) are available through an administrative request to the Department of Corrections. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 4592"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4592 (97th)"
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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: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2012-02-01"
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last_action: "2012-07-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8c63b80-05a8-4a5c-a575-39805162bf92"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4592&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64333&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "cf721201bef64e09c45196721e11a2804df08c192910711e36e87a67ea60afc0"
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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 4592 (97th) — FOIA-DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
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Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from the Act's copying and disclosure requirements records requested by persons committed to the Department of Corrections if those materials (i) are available in the library of the correctional facility where the inmate is confined, (ii) include records from staff members' personnel files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment information, or (iii) are available through an administrative request to the Department of Corrections. Effective immediately.
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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=09700HB4592&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64333&DocNum=4592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4592eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64333&DocNum=4592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4592enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64333&DocNum=4592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **103–3** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- William Cunningham — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2012-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham `filing`
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- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-07** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 015-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
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- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-003-008 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
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- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-03-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-18** Held in Executive
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- **2012-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
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- **2012-04-26** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
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- **2012-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2012
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- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
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- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2012-07-13** Effective Date July 13, 2012
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- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0783 `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/a8c63b80-05a8-4a5c-a575-39805162bf92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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