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Bill FOIA-SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "severance agreement". Provides that a severance agreement that is funded in whole or part by public moneys or that releases a claim against a public body shall not require or impose any condition on any party to keep allegations, evidence, settlement amounts, or any other information confidential, except that which is necessary to protect a trade secret, proprietary information, or information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Act. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to agreements signed before the effective date of the amendatory Act. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 303 Illinois HB 303 (99th)
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Illinois HB 303 (99th) — FOIA-SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "severance agreement". Provides that a severance agreement that is funded in whole or part by public moneys or that releases a claim against a public body shall not require or impose any condition on any party to keep allegations, evidence, settlement amounts, or any other information confidential, except that which is necessary to protect a trade secret, proprietary information, or information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Act. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to agreements signed before the effective date of the amendatory Act.

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 — 114–2 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Margo McDermed — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-01-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed filing
  • 2015-01-27 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-02-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2015-02-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  • 2015-02-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
  • 2015-02-13 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
  • 2015-03-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
  • 2015-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
  • 2015-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2015-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2015-03-11 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
  • 2015-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2015-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
  • 2015-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2015-03-18 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2015-04-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2015-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2015-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  • 2015-04-16 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-16 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-04-22 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
  • 2015-04-29 To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations
  • 2015-05-15 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
  • 2015-05-22 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 reading-3
  • 2015-05-29 Waive Posting Notice
  • 2015-05-29 Re-referred to Executive referral-committee
  • 2015-05-29 Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2015
  • 2015-06-16 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-06-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading June 23, 2015
  • 2015-06-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 30, 2015 reading-3
  • 2015-06-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
  • 2015-06-29 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As July 1, 2015 reading-3
  • 2015-07-01 Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-07-01 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-07-30 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-09-10 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-09-10 Effective Date June 1, 2016
  • 2015-09-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0478 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/566f93c7-75a0-4aae-a3c2-b26597bf1543. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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