GOVT-FOI-STALLING REQUESTS House SponsorsRep. Paul D. Froehlich-Barbara Flynn Currie-Julie Hamos-Karen May-Karen A. Yarbrough, Jack D. Franks, Brandon W. Phelps, Robin Kelly, Deborah L. Graham, Eddie Washington and Michael K. Smith 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die 5 ILCS 140/3from Ch. 116, par. 203 Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that an officer or employee of a public body that purposely stalls the processing of a request under the Act by asserting in bad faith one or more of the Act's reasons for delaying such processing is guilty of a petty offense subject to a $1,000 fine.House Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:5 ILCS 140/11from Ch. 116, par. 211Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Authorizes a court to award reasonable attorneys fees and costs and assess a fine not to exceed $1,000 if it finds that a public body denied or delayed access to a public record on improper or unreasonable grounds or for the sole purpose of delaying access without good cause. 1/11/2005HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 1/12/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 1/12/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos 1/12/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May 1/12/2005HouseFirst Reading 1/12/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/26/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 1/26/2005HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee 2/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 2/17/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee 2/17/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote 2/17/2005HouseRemains in State Government Administration Committee 3/2/2005HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 3/3/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 3/8/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly 3/8/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham 3/10/2005HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/17/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington 3/17/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die