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SB 690 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

FOI-ATTORNEY FEES

Summary
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. For a court's awarding of attorney fees in a suit resulting from denial of disclosure of a public record, removes the requirements that (i) the record is highly significant to the general public and (ii) the public body lacked a reasonable legal basis for the denial.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Apr 3, 2003 Signed Aug 8, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2003 · House May 14, 2003

How they voted

52–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 53
May 29, 2003
D Democratic28
28 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
12
Aug 8, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 29, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 22, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
May 22, 2003
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
upper
May 21, 2003
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 14, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 15, 2003
upper
May 14, 2003
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 14, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-0-1)
house
Apr 16, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 16, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 16, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 2, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Mar 27, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 25, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 25, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Mar 18, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 5, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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