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type: "Bill"
title: "OPEN MEETINGS-CIVIL ACTION"
description: "Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that where the provisions of this Act are not complied with, or where there is probable cause to believe that the provisions of this Act will not be complied with, any person may bring a civil action in the circuit court within 60 days of the decision by the Attorney General to resolve a request for review by a means other than the issuance of a binding opinion, if the person timely files a request for review with the Public Access Counselor. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5683"
citation: "Illinois HB 5683 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-10"
last_action: "2016-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d76b3655-069b-4f89-802e-cf3294afa505"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5683&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95137&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "6ecf9eb7a869622676432a371b3f5e8317889c864efbcea4424bf7107ed17968"
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 5683 (99th) — OPEN MEETINGS-CIVIL ACTION
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that where the provisions of this Act are not complied with, or where there is probable cause to believe that the provisions of this Act will not be complied with, any person may bring a civil action in the circuit court within 60 days of the decision by the Attorney General to resolve a request for review by a means other than the issuance of a binding opinion, if the person timely files a request for review with the Public Access Counselor. 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=09900HB5683&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95137&DocNum=5683&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5683eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95137&DocNum=5683&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5683enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95137&DocNum=5683&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Peter Breen — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen `filing`
- **2016-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-04-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
- **2016-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-12** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2016
- **2016-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0714 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d76b3655-069b-4f89-802e-cf3294afa505`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).