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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 23</title>
<shortdesc>OPN MTG-EMERGENCY DEFINED</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Daniel Didech</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 120/1.02</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 102, par. 41.02</aliasreference><reference>5 ILCS 120/7</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     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.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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