Illinois · Senate Bill 2171 · 104th General Assembly

FOIA-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES

SB 2171 Sponsored by Suzy Glowiak Hilton In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

20 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  5. SenateTo Government Operations
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
  8. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
  9. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  10. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  11. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  12. CommitteeRe-assigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  1. SenateTo Government Operations
  2. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  3. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  4. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeRule 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: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.

All 2 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.