Date	Chamber	Action
3/21/2025	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

5 ILCS 140/7.5

815 ILCS 505/4

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 264

815 ILCS 505/4.1 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Exempts from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act information and documentary materials obtained by the Office of the Attorney General or a State's Attorney under certain provisions of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Adds a power of the Attorney General with respect to the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to require written answers under oath to written interrogatories. Provides that certain materials are not available for examination, except by authorized employees of the Attorney General and authorized law enforcement, without the consent of the persons who produced the materials. Provides that the Attorney General may, in the Attorney General's discretion, use information and documentary materials obtained in the course of an investigation under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act for law enforcement purposes, including, but not limited to, interviewing or questioning potential witnesses and consultants, in a complaint or other pleading, and in court proceedings.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2025	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
2/4/2025	House	First Reading
2/4/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/4/2025	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/21/2025	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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