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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4597</title>
<shortdesc>FOIA-POLICE BODY CAM RECORDING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sharon Chung and Laura Faver Dias</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 140/6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 116, par. 206</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a public body may impose a fee upon a requester for the actual, necessary, and direct cost of redacting recorded audio or video content recordings made under the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that the public body may not impose the fee under specified circumstances. Requires the public body to provide the requester, in writing, with an estimate of the amount of the fee to be charged before before fulfilling the request.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To FOIA &amp; OMA Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias</action>
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