Illinois HB 4019: OPEN MEETINGS-NOTICE VIOLATION

Status: Referred to Rules Committee (as of 2025-03-11)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 4019

Sponsors: Daniel Didech

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
HB4019

Introduced 3/11/2025, by Rep. Daniel Didech 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 120/3 from Ch. 102, par. 43

 Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a civil action for violation of the Act may be brought within 60 days after the discovery of failure to comply with specified notice requirements.

LRB104 05577 BDA 15607 b

A BILL FOR

HB4019LRB104 05577 BDA 15607 b

1 AN ACT concerning government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing 

5Section 3 as follows:

6 (5 ILCS 120/3) (from Ch. 102, par. 43)

7 Sec. 3. (a) Where the provisions of this Act are not 

8complied with, or where there is probable cause to believe 

9that the provisions of this Act will not be complied with, any 

10person, including the State's Attorney of the county in which 

11such noncompliance may occur, may bring a civil action in the 

12circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the alleged 

13noncompliance has occurred or is about to occur, or in which 

14the affected public body has its principal office. The civil 

15action described in this Section must be brought (i) , prior to 

16or within 60 days of the meeting alleged to be in violation of 

17this Act; (ii) or, if facts concerning the meeting are not 

18discovered within the 60-day period, within 60 days of the 

19discovery of a violation by the State's Attorney if facts 

20concerning the meeting are not discovered within the 60-day 

21period described in item (i); (iii) or, if the person timely 

22files a request for review under Section 3.5, within 60 days of 

23the decision by the Attorney General t

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