LOCAL GOVT TRANSPARENCY House SponsorsRep. Thomas Morrison, Deanne M. Mazzochi and Mark Batinick 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die 5 ILCS 120/2.03.5 new5 ILCS 140/7.520 ILCS 405/405-33530 ILCS 805/8.45 new Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a unit of local government or school district with an operating budget of $1,000,000 or more shall maintain an Internet website and post to its website for the current calendar or fiscal year specified information. Provides that the information required to be posted must be easily accessible from the unit of local government's or school district's website home page and searchable. Provides penalties for noncompliance. Provides that no home rule unit may adopt posting requirements that are less restrictive than those provided in the Act. Provides that all local records required to be posted shall remain posted on the entity's website, or subsequent websites, for 10 years. Exempts the School District of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides an exemption from inspection and copying of any record or information that a unit of local government or school district maintains an electronic copy of on its Internet website in order to comply with the Open Meetings Act. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal shall have the capability to compile and update its database with information received from all school districts and units of local government. Authorizes the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal to provide direct access to information compiled under specified provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Provides an exempt mandate provision. Provides a severability clause. Effective immediately. 2/19/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison 2/22/2021HouseFirst Reading 2/22/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/16/2021HouseAssigned to Cities & Villages Committee 3/22/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison 3/22/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/23/2021HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 010-001-000 3/23/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 4/8/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/20/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison 4/20/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 4/21/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee 4/21/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi 4/21/2021HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/21/2021HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/22/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted - Lost Cities & Villages Committee; 004-006-000 4/22/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Remains in Cities & Villages Committee 4/22/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick 4/23/2021HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/23/2021HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die