HB 48 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

OMA-TOURISM/CONVENTION BDS

Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. In a provision permitting an interactive video conference in establishing a quorum for a local workforce investment area in an open meeting of that public body, with certain conditions, adds that a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board also is permitted to use an interactive video conference in establishing a quorum, with the same conditions. In a provision exempting a local workforce innovation area, with certain conditions, from requirements to be physically present at the location of a closed meeting, adds the same exemption for a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board, with the same conditions. In a provision exempting a local workforce innovation area, with certain conditions, from limitations regarding attendance by members of a public body by a means other than physical presence, adds the same exemption for a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board, with the same conditions. Replaces references to "local workforce innovation areas" with references to "local workforce investment areas" in provisions regarding exemptions from requirements to be physically present at the location of a closed meeting and exemptions from limitations regarding attendance by other than physical presence.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 11, 2024 Last action Mar 27, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 To FOIA & OMA Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
To FOIA & OMA Subcommittee
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David Friess
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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David Friess
RRepublican
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