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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2881
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, as used in the Act, the term "commercial purpose" means, among other things, the use of any part of a public record or records, or information derived from public records, in any form for any use or purpose that furthers the commercial, trade, or profit interests of the requester or the person on whose behalf the request is made.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2882
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that each public body shall, promptly, either comply with or deny a request for public records within 15 business days (rather than 5 business days) after its receipt of the request, unless extended for an additional 10 business days (rather than 5 business days) for specified reasons. Provides that commercial requests must be responded to within 30 business days (rather than 21 working days).
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2883
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides the each public body shall post a brief description of itself and other specified information on its website (rather than at each of its administrative or regional offices). Provides that, if a public body does not maintain a website, it shall also post that information at each of its administrative or regional offices.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2884
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, if the denial of a request includes a request for minutes or a verbatim record of a meeting of the public body closed to the public as provided in the Open Meetings Act that have not been previously made available for public inspection, suit may be filed under a specified provision only after a 60-day period following (i) the receipt of the request by the public body or (ii) the issuance of a binding or non-binding opinion from the Public Access Counselor, whichever is later, to allow for review of the requested records as provided under the Open Meetings Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2885
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a public body and any officer or employee of a public body (rather than only a public body) that discloses records in accordance with an opinion of the Attorney General is immune from all liabilities by reason thereof and shall not be liable for penalties under the Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2886
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Allows attendance by a means other than physical presence under certain circumstances if a member of a public body is prevented from physically attending because of any reason designated in rules adopted by the public body in accordance with certain provisions in the Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2887
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Reduces the number of record requests that must be made for a person to be considered a recurrent requester under the Act. Provides that public bodies must respond to requests from recurrent requesters with 30 (rather than 21) days after receipt of a request. Specifies that notice that requests are being treated as recurrent requests must be provided only once every 30 days. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for persons designated as recurrent requesters to knowingly obtain a public record without disclosing their status as recurrent requesters.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2888
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. In provisions regarding the authority to charge fees and the imposition of a fee for a voluminous request, removes requirements for an accounting of all personnel hours in connection with the request for public records.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2889
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Counties Code. Removes a provision limiting a special investigator appointed by a State's Attorney to carrying a firearm only in the performance of the special investigator's assigned duties (currently, a special investigator shall not carry firearms except with permission of the State's Attorney and only while carrying appropriate identification indicating the special investigator's employment and in the performance of the special investigator's assigned duties).
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2890
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Open Meetings Act. In provisions regarding notice of changes to regular meeting dates, deletes requirements for publication in a newspaper or, in certain cases, posting in at least 3 prominent places within the governmental unit. Adds a requirement that notice of changes to regular meeting dates shall also be posted on the website of the public body.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2891
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Refer
4/11/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the Water Commission Act of 1985. Provides that a commission may not receive more than $10,000 per year in compensation (currently a commission may not receive more than $10,000 per year in compensation except that no commissioner who is a member of the governing board or an officer or employee of the county or any unit of local government within the county may receive any compensation for serving as a commissioner). Allows a commission to use alternate project delivery methods, establish goals or requirements for the procurement of goods and services and for construction contracts, and accept assignment of municipal waterworks system contracts or other public improvement contracts. Gives commissions the authority to enter into design-build contracts and use a design-build delivery system. Includes definitions and requirements for the design-build delivery system. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a water commission may construct water transmission and distribution lines within a radius of 50 miles (rather than 25 miles) outside the corporate limits of member municipalities for the purpose of furnishing water to any additional entities which contract with the commission for a supply of water.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2892
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Authorizes a petitioner, cross-petitioner, or respondent to request a one-time substitution of a guardian ad litem that must be granted if the motion to do so was made at any time before the guardian ad litem files an appearance or at the first court appearance, whichever is later.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2893
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that an elected registrar with control of the internal operations of the registrar's office may contract with a records preservation company for offsite restoration, preservation, and digitization of original, photographic, or microphotographic reproductions of original records of births 100 years old and older and deaths 50 years old and older, and marriage records 75 years old and older, if the company provides the elected official the protocols used to protect the records and ensure chain of custody before the elected registrar enters into the contract, and the elected registrar affirms the that the protocols used to protect the records and ensure chain of custody meet the standards set forth by the elected official.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2894
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/12/25
Engrossed
4/10/25
Refer
4/14/25
Refer
4/29/25
Refer
6/2/25
Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning public notice, evaluations, and selection procedures do not apply to architectural, engineering, and land surveying contracts with an estimated basic professional services fee of less than the maximum estimated basic professional services fee. Provides that, for contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before January 1, 2027, the maximum estimated basic professional services fee is $40,000. Provides that, for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the maximum estimated basic professional services fee shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the annual unadjusted percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index-u during the 12-month period ending in September of the immediately preceding calendar year and rounded to the nearest $10. Amends the Counties Code. In a provision concerning the development of scope and performance criteria for design-build projects, deletes a provision that requires the county to develop preliminary design plans. Specifies that a design-build entity shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement statute of the State. Provides that, if a county receives one Phase I response, nothing prohibits the county from proceeding with a Phase II evaluation of the single respondent, if the county, in its discretion, finds proceeding to be in its best interest. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In a provision concerning the development of scope and performance criteria for design-build projects, deletes a provision that requires the municipality to develop preliminary design plans. Specifies that a design-build entity shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement statute of the State. Provides that, if a municipality receives one response to Phase I, nothing shall prohibit the municipality from proceeding with a Phase II evaluation of the single respondent, if the municipality, in its discretion, finds proceeding to be in its best interest. Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the Act's competitive bidding provisions do not prohibit a fire protection district from entering into design-build contracts. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Removes language providing that each State university must submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board of Higher Education for approval before final commitments are made if the total cost of the project as approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of $2 million. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2895
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Telehealth Act. Provides that an out-of-state health care professional may treat a patient located in this State through telehealth if the patient is a student attending an institution of higher education in this State, but is otherwise not a resident of the State when not attending the institution of higher education.