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type: "Bill"
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title: "FOIA-SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS"
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description: "Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines \"severance agreement\". Provides that a severance agreement that is funded in whole or part by public moneys or that releases a claim against a public body shall not require or impose any condition on any party to keep allegations, evidence, settlement amounts, or any other information confidential, except that which is necessary to protect a trade secret, proprietary information, or information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Act. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to agreements signed before the effective date of the amendatory Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 303"
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citation: "Illinois HB 303 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 63
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-01-26"
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last_action: "2015-09-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/566f93c7-75a0-4aae-a3c2-b26597bf1543"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=303&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=84060&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "86a3675888c9c4b99d379171c6d849da1fa9bea2397ab8ef7aeb146a57232ce0"
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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 HB 303 (99th) — FOIA-SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
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Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "severance agreement". Provides that a severance agreement that is funded in whole or part by public moneys or that releases a claim against a public body shall not require or impose any condition on any party to keep allegations, evidence, settlement amounts, or any other information confidential, except that which is necessary to protect a trade secret, proprietary information, or information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Act. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to agreements signed before the effective date of the amendatory Act.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0303&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84060&DocNum=303&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0303eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84060&DocNum=303&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0303enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84060&DocNum=303&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–2** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Margo McDermed — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed `filing`
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- **2015-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2015-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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- **2015-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
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- **2015-02-13** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
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- **2015-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
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- **2015-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
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- **2015-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2015-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
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- **2015-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2015-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
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- **2015-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2015-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2015-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-22** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-29** To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations
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- **2015-05-15** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
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- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
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- **2015-05-29** Waive Posting Notice
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- **2015-05-29** Re-referred to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-29** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2015
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- **2015-06-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-06-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading June 23, 2015
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- **2015-06-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 30, 2015 `reading-3`
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- **2015-06-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
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- **2015-06-29** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As July 1, 2015 `reading-3`
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- **2015-07-01** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-07-01** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-07-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-09-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-09-10** Effective Date June 1, 2016
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- **2015-09-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0478 `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/566f93c7-75a0-4aae-a3c2-b26597bf1543`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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