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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1296   </title>
<shortdesc>OPEN MEETING- CITY COUNCIL</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Don Harmon-Kimberly A. Lightford-Edward D. Maloney-M. Maggie Crotty</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Michael K. Smith)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>5 ILCS 120/1.02</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 102, par. 41.02</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the definition of "meeting" means any gathering of a majority of a quorum of the members of a public body held for the purpose of discussing public business, except when the public body is the council of a municipality with a commission form of government consisting of 4 commissioners and a mayor, in which case "meeting" shall mean any gathering of a majority of the members held for the purpose of discussing public business.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Executive;  012-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2005</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 050-001-000</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith</action>
<statusdate>4/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/13/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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