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type: "Bill"
title: "OPEN MEETING-CLOSED SESSION"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires that any and all available minutes and verbatim recordings of meetings closed to the public prior to a newly elected official's term in a public body shall be available to that official for review, regardless of whether those minutes or verbatim recordings are confidential. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4630"
citation: "Illinois HB 4630 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-01"
last_action: "2016-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02177e37-b3d7-4954-a11e-892e654a7579"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4630&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93833&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "265cd1f410b0e3eb83e2b1592cc24a57a8a5e011785074821f55f98fddc04681"
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 4630 (99th) — OPEN MEETING-CLOSED SESSION
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires that any and all available minutes and verbatim recordings of meetings closed to the public prior to a newly elected official's term in a public body shall be available to that official for review, regardless of whether those minutes or verbatim recordings are confidential. 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=09900HB4630&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93833&DocNum=4630&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4630eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93833&DocNum=4630&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4630enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93833&DocNum=4630&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanne M Ives — primary (person)
- Mr. Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jeanne M Ives `filing`
- **2016-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
- **2016-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2016-04-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2016-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- **2016-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2016-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2016-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2016-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2016-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2016-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government
- **2016-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2016-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Connelly `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2016-05-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2016-05-31** House Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2016
- **2016-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0515 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02177e37-b3d7-4954-a11e-892e654a7579`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).