OPEN MEETINGS-SCHOOL EVENTS House SponsorsRep. Dagmara Avelar-Daniel Didech Senate Sponsors(Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel) 7/28/2023HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0311 5 ILCS 120/2from Ch. 102, par. 42 Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings to consider evidence or testimony presented to a school board regarding denial of admission to school events or property, provided that the school board prepares and makes available for public inspection a written decision setting forth its determinative reasoning. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:5 ILCS 120/7Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts provisions of the introduced bill. Further amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that if a quorum of the members of the public body is physically present, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of, among other circumstances, childcare obligations. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that a member of a public body can attend an open meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of unexpected childcare obligations. 2/15/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 2/15/2023HouseFirst Reading 2/15/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 3/8/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 3/8/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2023HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/18/2023HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 4/18/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2023HouseThird Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023 4/18/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 4/18/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/18/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 4/25/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 4/25/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 5/2/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 5/3/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 5/3/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 5/3/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/3/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-023-000 5/4/2023SenateArrive in Senate 5/4/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/4/2023SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 5/4/2023SenateFirst Reading 5/4/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 5/9/2023SenateAssigned to Executive 5/9/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023 5/11/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023 5/11/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 21, 2023 5/12/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023 5/17/2023SenateDo Pass Executive; 012-000-000 5/17/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading 5/17/2023SenateSecond Reading 5/17/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023 5/19/2023SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 5/19/2023HousePassed Both Houses 5/22/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech 6/16/2023HouseSent to the Governor 7/28/2023HouseGovernor Approved 7/28/2023HouseEffective Date July 28, 2023 7/28/2023HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0311