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| Bill | LOCAL GOVT-OFFICER EMAIL | Creates the Governmental Officer Online Accessibility Act. Provides that every unit of local government and school district that maintains an electronic mail system and an Internet website shall: (1) provide an electronic mail address for the use of each of its elected officials, including board members, and appointed officers, to be used in the course of their official duties; and (2) provide a means for the public to transmit correspondence directly by electronic mail to each elected and appointed official, including board members, through its official website. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | HB 5623 | Illinois HB 5623 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2014-02-13 | 2014-08-15 | openstates | ocd-bill/737a1d73-9966-4254-a545-9af6dcb657cb | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5623&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80718&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 862be6c20c1d936cc7aafffdf29aea8e2c340a8dd21f7cb5d9d762b0cfaf72e3 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5623 (98th) — LOCAL GOVT-OFFICER EMAIL
Creates the Governmental Officer Online Accessibility Act. Provides that every unit of local government and school district that maintains an electronic mail system and an Internet website shall: (1) provide an electronic mail address for the use of each of its elected officials, including board members, and appointed officers, to be used in the course of their official duties; and (2) provide a means for the public to transmit correspondence directly by electronic mail to each elected and appointed official, including board members, through its official website.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 101–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Ron Sandack — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2014-02-13 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack
filing - 2014-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- 2014-02-27 Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-21 Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-03-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
- 2014-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack
amendment-introduction - 2014-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack
amendment-introduction - 2014-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- 2014-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2014-04-09 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2014-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-04-10 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2014-04-11 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2014-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014
reading-1 - 2014-04-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2014-04-29 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-04-29 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-04-30 Assigned to Executive
referral-committee - 2014-05-08 Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
- 2014-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- 2014-05-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- 2014-05-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2014-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-23 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-06-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2015
- 2014-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0930
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/737a1d73-9966-4254-a545-9af6dcb657cb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).