OPEN MEETINGS ACT
- Introduced Jan 17, 2025
- In committee Jan 17, 2025
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that for a 3-member body, 2 members of the body constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of 2 members is necessary to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance unless a greater number is otherwise provided. Provides that a Chicago Police District Council may hold a closed meeting involving public safety concerns to discuss (i) an ongoing, prior, or future law enforcement…
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Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that for a 3-member body, 2 members of the body constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of 2 members is necessary to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance unless a greater number is otherwise provided. Provides that a Chicago Police District Council may hold a closed meeting involving public safety concerns to discuss (i) an ongoing, prior, or future law enforcement or official misconduct investigation or allegation thereof involving specific individuals or (ii) other topics that if discussed in an open meeting would pose an unreasonable risk to an ongoing criminal investigation or an unreasonable risk to the safety of specific individuals. Provides that an agenda for each regular meeting of a public body must be posted the principal office of the public body if such an office exists. Provides that if a public body has a website that is maintained by its full-time staff but does not have a principal office or single building where meetings are regularly held, that body is deemed to have complied with the requirement to post physical notice at the office or building of the meeting if the notice is timely posted on the public body's website. Excludes from the definition of "meeting" for a Chicago Police District Council a gathering of 2 members, except if gathered for a regularly scheduled meeting or otherwise gathered to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance. Provides a Chicago Police District Council may hold meetings by audio or video conference without the physical presence of the members under certain conditions except for required regularly scheduled meetings.
Every action
26 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 18 earlier steps
- SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- SenateFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
- SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive · Senate Assignments
- SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive · Senate Executive
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Executive · Senate Executive
- CommitteePostponed - Executive · Senate Executive
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
- CommitteePostponed - Executive · Senate Executive
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive · Senate Executive
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Executive · Senate Executive
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
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Sara FeigenholtzD Primary sponsor · District 6
All 2 cosponsors
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.