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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3131   </title>
<shortdesc>OPEN MEETINGS-AGENDAS/NOTICES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sandra M. Pihos-Dwight Kay</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Carole Pankau)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 120/2.02</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 102, par. 42.02</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that any required agenda must be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of the items that will be considered or will be the subject of final action at the meeting. Requires the public body conducting a public meeting to ensure that at least one copy of any requested notice and agenda for the meeting is continuously available for public review during the entire 48-hour period preceding the meeting.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 4</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the public body conducting a meeting must take reasonable steps to ensure that a copy of the required notice and agenda is continuously available for public review during the entire 48-hour period preceding the meeting. Specifies that publication of the notice and agenda on a website that is maintained by the public body satisfies the requirement for continuous posting. Provides that if a notice or agenda is not continuously available for the full 48-hour period due to actions outside of the control of the public body, then that lack of availability does not invalidate any meeting or action taken at a meeting.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/5/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/5/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Executive;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011</action>
<statusdate>5/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>5/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/13/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Executive;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Pankau</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 4</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Non-Concurs ;  SA 4</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 4</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 4 -  May 31, 2011</action>
<statusdate>7/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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