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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3599         </title>
<shortdesc>FOIA-GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sam Yingling</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 140/2.25 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Defines "member-based organization" as any group, association, or organization that: (1) has a membership that includes one or more government taxing bodies; (2) lobbies on behalf of its governmental members; and (3) receives a majority of its funding from its governmental members. Provides that a member-based organization is a public body under the Act; however, only records relating to the member-based organization's receipt of public funds or its expenditures made in whole or in part with public funds are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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