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type: "Bill"
title: "FOIA-LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS"
description: "Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that law enforcement records relating to a juvenile victim or defendant remain permanently exempt from inspection and copying. Provides that all other records shall be made available for inspection and copying after a period of 5 years from the date the record is created, unless the record is otherwise exempt from inspection and copying under another provision of the Act. Exempts from disclosure information or materials that the disclosure of which would violate a Supreme Court Rule. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3303"
citation: "Illinois HB 3303 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2017-01-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47630008-4a4d-4362-9d3c-152c2a31d17e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3303&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89484&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "7a36c356e575c8ca902b08a3ecf91dc54a95a3e8267fb700113b1d243aacf9db"
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 3303 (99th) — FOIA-LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that law enforcement records relating to a juvenile victim or defendant remain permanently exempt from inspection and copying. Provides that all other records shall be made available for inspection and copying after a period of 5 years from the date the record is created, unless the record is otherwise exempt from inspection and copying under another provision of the Act. Exempts from disclosure information or materials that the disclosure of which would violate a Supreme Court Rule. Effective immediately.
## 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=09900HB3303&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89484&DocNum=3303&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3303eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89484&DocNum=3303&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3303enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89484&DocNum=3303&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
- **2015-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2015-05-14** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-05-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-06-29** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As July 1, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-10-08** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As October 20, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-10-10** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2016-11-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 16, 2016
- **2016-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2016-11-15** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2016
- **2016-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2016-11-16** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2016-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-11-16** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2016-11-16** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-11-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2016-11-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2016-11-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2016-11-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2016-11-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-000-000
- **2016-11-30** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2016-11-30** House Concurs
- **2016-11-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-12-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-01-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-01-20** Effective Date July 1, 2017
- **2017-01-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0923 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47630008-4a4d-4362-9d3c-152c2a31d17e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).