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SB 196 Illinois Senate · 101st Regular Session

OPEN MEETINGS ACT-EXCEPTIONS

Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold a closed meeting to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific independent contractors, or specific volunteers (currently, only specific employees) of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 120/2 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/1A-3 from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Provides that appointments made to the State Board of Elections occurring in 2019 shall be made and submitted by the Governor no later than May 15. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 20, 2019 Signed May 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2019 · House Apr 4, 2019

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
Apr 10, 2019
D Democratic30
30 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
10
Committee
14
Amendments
6
May 15, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 9, 2019
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
Apr 4, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-4)
house
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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