republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-5165.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FOI-PROTECT PERSONAL INFO"
description: "Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State for each public body to take every reasonable step to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to prevent the disclosure of personal information unless disclosure is required or authorized by law. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 5165"
citation: "Illinois HB 5165 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-05"
last_action: "2004-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e76b049-89e3-4565-aab9-44393e046212"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5165&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=10052&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "6221f58c8189a21a8dfadbf3e002e2fb024ec1cc3010cd1e32c2f99eed3e7de5"
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 5165 (93rd) — FOI-PROTECT PERSONAL INFO

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State for each public body to take every reasonable step to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to prevent the disclosure of personal information unless disclosure is required or authorized by law. 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=09300HB5165&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10052&DocNum=5165&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5165eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10052&DocNum=5165&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5165enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10052&DocNum=5165&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ruth Munson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ruth Munson `filing`
- **2004-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2004-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2004-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ruth Munson `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2004-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2004-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2004-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2004
- **2004-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0813 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e76b049-89e3-4565-aab9-44393e046212`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).