republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4822.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVT-ELECTRONIC NOTICES"
description: "Creates the Local Government Electronic Notification Act. Allows a unit of local government to establish a process to allow people to select electronic notifications through an electronic notification delivery system for governmental mailings that are being sent by United States mail. Sets forth requirements for the process. Allows a unit of local government to utilize the electronic notification delivery system to notify people of information that is not statutorily required upon request of an electronic notification recipient. Provides that electronic notifications sent by a unit of local government through an electronic notification delivery system and email addresses provided to receive the electronic notifications regarding one's property or residence are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a unit of local government may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with another unit of local government to provide the electronic notifications and to share data for that purpose. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4822"
citation: "Illinois HB 4822 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b29b7e6-b908-4437-a678-8f35558773fd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4822&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110166&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "b133065e9141a577c6bf184854437cac45b4dbe43100c49034a59b6d6264bd13"
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 4822 (100th) — LOCAL GOVT-ELECTRONIC NOTICES

Creates the Local Government Electronic Notification Act. Allows a unit of local government to establish a process to allow people to select electronic notifications through an electronic notification delivery system for governmental mailings that are being sent by United States mail. Sets forth requirements for the process. Allows a unit of local government to utilize the electronic notification delivery system to notify people of information that is not statutorily required upon request of an electronic notification recipient. Provides that electronic notifications sent by a unit of local government through an electronic notification delivery system and email addresses provided to receive the electronic notifications regarding one's property or residence are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a unit of local government may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with another unit of local government to provide the electronic notifications and to share data for that purpose. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change.

## 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=10000HB4822&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110166&DocNum=4822&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4822eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110166&DocNum=4822&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4822enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110166&DocNum=4822&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brad Halbrook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2018-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
- **2018-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2018-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2018-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Do Pass Local Government; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0856 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b29b7e6-b908-4437-a678-8f35558773fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).