IllinoisSB0243104th General Assembly (2025–2026)SenateWALLET

OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE

Sponsored By: Mike Porfirio (Democratic)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Digital files count as public records

Beginning January 1, 2026, born‑digital and digitized materials are treated as public records. Agencies must manage electronic files like other records. Items kept only for reference and junk mail are not public records.

Remote meetings, service‑member attendance, and election‑day ban

Beginning January 1, 2026, a public body may hold a fully remote meeting during a declared public health disaster when the leader finds in‑person is not practical. Members must be verified, the public must be able to hear discussion and votes, votes are by roll call, and a verbatim recording is kept. If a quorum is in the room, the body may let a member join by phone or video for illness, disability, public‑body work, family emergency, unexpected childcare, or active military duty. Members should tell the clerk ahead of time when possible. Public bodies cannot meet on the day of a general primary, general, consolidated primary, or consolidated election.

Required open meetings training for officials

Beginning January 1, 2026, every public body must name people to take Open Meetings and FOIA training. The body must send the list of those people to the Public Access Counselor. New designees must finish the online course within 30 days and then take yearly training. Some officials can meet the rule by taking an approved course from their association. Those groups must give a completion certificate.

Faster records, stronger privacy, new limits

Beginning January 1, 2026, public bodies must give or deny records within 5 business days, with up to one 5‑day extension for specific reasons. If they miss the deadline, it counts as a denial. If your request is denied, you can ask the Public Access Counselor within 60 days; the Attorney General issues a binding opinion in 60 days, with one extension up to 30 business days. The law shields private data such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers, biometrics, bank data, passwords, medical records, phone numbers, emails, home addresses, and personal plates. Heavy‑use rules now define “recurrent requester” (50/year, 15/30 days, or 7/7 days) and “voluminous request” (more than 5 requests for 5+ categories in 20 business days or over 500 pages). News media and some research nonprofits are excluded from these counts when the main purpose is news or research.

When public bodies can meet in private

Beginning January 1, 2026, public bodies may close a meeting only for narrow reasons. These include personnel matters, collective bargaining, filling a public office, certain evidence or testimony, buying or leasing property, litigation and claims, security and school safety, student discipline, and named review‑board deliberations. The list is strictly read and does not force a closed session. No final action can happen in private without first stating the matter in public.

When these transparency rules start

The law takes effect January 1, 2026. That is when these rules and duties begin to apply.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Mike Porfirio
Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

Adriane Johnson
Democratic • Senate
Celina Villanueva
Democratic • Senate
Christopher Belt
Democratic • Senate
Daniel Didech
Democratic • House
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Democratic • House
Justin Slaughter
Democratic • House
Kimberly A. Lightford
Democratic • Senate
Li Arellano, Jr.
Republican • Senate
Mark L. Walker
Democratic • Senate
Martha Deuter
Democratic • House
Mary Edly-Allen
Democratic • Senate
Nicolle Grasse
Democratic • House
Stephanie A. Kifowit
Democratic • House
Suzanne M. Ness
Democratic • House
Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Democratic • Senate
Terra Costa Howard
Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 339 • No: 41

Senate vote • 10/15/2025

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive;

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 10/15/2025

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs

Yes: 53 • No: 0

House vote • 5/31/2025

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee;

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 5/31/2025

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed

Yes: 114 • No: 0

House vote • 5/30/2025

Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee;

Yes: 8 • No: 4

House vote • 5/29/2025

Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed

Yes: 74 • No: 37

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

Third Reading - Passed;

Yes: 56 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

Do Pass Executive;