2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB0023: OPN MTG-EMERGENCY DEFINED

Legislative Summary

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Defines the terms "bona fide emergency" and "exigent circumstances". Provides that, if a quorum of the members of a public body is physically present at a meeting, 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 things, exigent circumstances concerning a family member (rather than because of, among other things, a family or other emergency). Makes technical changes.

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Bill History

12/5/2024
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Assigned to Executive Committee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment 003

House Amendment 003

3/13/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment 002

House Amendment 002

3/10/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment 001

House Amendment 001

3/4/2025Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(12/5/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Rules(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Didech
Daniel Didech
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202542.8 KB