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Bill	FOIA-LAW ENFORCEMENT	Amends the Freedom of Information Act. With respect to the disclosure exemption for administrative enforcement and law enforcement records, extends the exemption to records the disclosure of which would affect enforcement proceedings and investigations of any public body (now, the public body that receives the request). Requires a public body that receives any administrative enforcement or law enforcement records request but that is not the public body or law enforcement or correctional agency contemplating or conducting a proceeding or investigation to transmit the request to such body or agency. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 4596	Illinois HB 4596 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	45	3	2012-02-01	2012-08-24	openstates	ocd-bill/39919ea4-8731-4c4d-8614-f3d3208670f4	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4596&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64337&SessionID=84&GA=97	f45b2288312c71d35595a473463ac2b347d4c64fe35fbce054197d642343505c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4596 (97th) — FOIA-LAW ENFORCEMENT

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. With respect to the disclosure exemption for administrative enforcement and law enforcement records, extends the exemption to records the disclosure of which would affect enforcement proceedings and investigations of any public body (now, the public body that receives the request). Requires a public body that receives any administrative enforcement or law enforcement records request but that is not the public body or law enforcement or correctional agency contemplating or conducting a proceeding or investigation to transmit the request to such body or agency. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jim Durkin — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2012-02-01 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin filing
• 2012-02-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-07 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin amendment-introduction
• 2012-02-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
• 2012-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-07 Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-007-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
• 2012-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-03-26 Second Reading - Standard Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
• 2012-03-27 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 reading-1
• 2012-03-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
• 2012-03-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Held in Executive
• 2012-04-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine amendment-introduction
• 2012-04-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2012-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2012-04-26 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
• 2012-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-15 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2012-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jim Durkin
• 2012-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 012-001-000
• 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-001
• 2012-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-24 Effective Date August 24, 2012
• 2012-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1065 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/39919ea4-8731-4c4d-8614-f3d3208670f4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).