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type: "Bill"
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title: "OPEN MEETINGS-SESSION MINUTES"
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description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that each public body shall periodically (currently, specifies no less than semi-annually) meet to review minutes of all closed meetings. Provides that meetings to review minutes shall occur every 6 months, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, taking into account the nature and meeting schedule of the public body. Provides that committees which are ad hoc in nature shall review closed session minutes at the later of (1) 6 months from the date of the last review of closed session minutes or (2) at the next scheduled meeting of the ad hoc committee. Provides that when a public body is dissolved, disbanded, eliminated, or consolidated by executive action, legislative action, or referendum, the governing body of the unit of local government in which the public body was located shall review the closed session minutes of that public body."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "SB 2356"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2356 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Deanne M. Mazzochi", "John F. Curran"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-02-26"
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last_action: "2021-08-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4a352e8-8902-4590-94bd-2bd797e748bf"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2356&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=135010&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "5ba8fa74d5a50bde87c8d9e3812f9d60a39e42c712a994d59cb79409eb4937a9"
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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 SB 2356 (102nd) — OPEN MEETINGS-SESSION MINUTES
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Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that each public body shall periodically (currently, specifies no less than semi-annually) meet to review minutes of all closed meetings. Provides that meetings to review minutes shall occur every 6 months, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, taking into account the nature and meeting schedule of the public body. Provides that committees which are ad hoc in nature shall review closed session minutes at the later of (1) 6 months from the date of the last review of closed session minutes or (2) at the next scheduled meeting of the ad hoc committee. Provides that when a public body is dissolved, disbanded, eliminated, or consolidated by executive action, legislative action, or referendum, the governing body of the unit of local government in which the public body was located shall review the closed session minutes of that public body.
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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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2356.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2356eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2356ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2356enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Deanne M. Mazzochi — primary (person)
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- John F. Curran — primary (person)
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- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
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- Tom Weber — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran `filing`
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- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-23** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-14** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
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- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
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- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2021-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
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- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
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- **2021-05-04** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-12** Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
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- **2021-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
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- **2021-05-17** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
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- **2021-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2021
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- **2021-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
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- **2021-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2021
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- **2021-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John F. Curran `filing`
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- **2021-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
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- **2021-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
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- **2021-05-30** Senate Concurs
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- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2022
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- **2021-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0653 `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/a4a352e8-8902-4590-94bd-2bd797e748bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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