Illinois 104th Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 2170 — FOIA-RECURRENT REQUESTERS

Last action — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill addresses procedures for handling requests under the Freedom of Information Act from repeat requesters.

This legislation modifies how information requests are processed under the Freedom of Information Act when they come from the same individuals repeatedly. It aims to clarify the procedures for managing these recurrent requests.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026

  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026

  6. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  7. To Government Operations

  8. Re-assigned to Executive

  9. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  10. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  11. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  12. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  13. To Government Operations

  14. Assigned to Executive

  15. Referred to Assignments

  16. First Reading

  17. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2170?
SB 2170 is sponsored by Linda Holmes (Democrat) and Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2170?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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