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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 248          </title>
<shortdesc>OPEN MEETINGS-VOID ACTION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dwight Kay-Peter Breen</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Kyle McCarter)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>5 ILCS 120/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 102, par. 43</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the court may declare null and void any final action taken at a closed or open meeting (instead of only a closed meeting) in violation of the Act. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the court may declare null and void a final action taken at an open meeting in violation of the Act, but only if a civil action alleging the violation is commenced within 60 days of that meeting and the alleged violation is directly and substantially related to that final action (currently, only actions taken at closed meetings may be declared null and void by the court).</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dwight Kay</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dwight Kay</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  003-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2015</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/12/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015</action>
<statusdate>10/10/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>10/10/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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