Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 699 — ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE ACT

Last action — Bill Dead - Amendatory Veto

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Creates the Electronic Attendance Act. Provides that members of public bodies may attend meetings by electronic means subject to certain rules and restrictions. Amends the Open Meetings Act to allow members of a public body to attend a meeting by electronic means. Requires certain notices by the public body when a member is attending by electronic means. Provides that a quorum of the members must be physically present for the public body to vote on the issuance of bonds or to hold a hearing required by law. Provides that no more than 2 members may attend the meeting from the same remote location. Allows a public body to adopt rules concerning attendance at meetings by electronic means.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

203 added · 197 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Bill SB 699, the term "public business" has been further clarified by adding specific phrases related to the definition. Additionally, "ethics commission" has been removed from the exceptions to what constitutes a public body. These changes are important because they clarify which organizations are accountable for public oversight, promoting transparency in government spending and operations. The removal of the ethics commission from exemptions may also signal a commitment to ensuring that all public bodies remain subject to accountability and ethical standards.

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SB699 Engrossed LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b AN ACT concerning electronic transmissions.
SB699 Enrolled LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b AN ACT concerning electronic transmissions.
"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, ______________________y_____________ _____o_____________________n______________________e_____________ ______t____________________i______________________t_____________ ______r_____________________l_____________________s_____________ _____l_____________________n______________________e_____________ _____c_____________.
"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, ______________________i_____________ _____e_____________________t______________________l_____________ ______c____________________h______________________t_____________ _____i_____________________o______________________o_____________ _____a_____________________l________________________a___________ _____n_____________________m______________________c_____________ _____n_____________________i______________________.
"Public body" does not include a child death review team or the Illinois SB699 Engrossed -2- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b Child Death Review Teams Executive Council established under the Child Death Review Team Act or an ethics commission, ethics officer, or ultimate jurisdictional authority acting under the State Gift Ban Act as provided by Section 80 of that Act.
"Public body" SB699 Enrolled -2- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b does not include a child death review team or the Illinois Child Death Review Teams Executive Council established under the Child Death Review Team Act or an ethics commission, ethics officer, or ultimate jurisdictional authority acting under the State Gift Ban Act as provided by Section 80 of that Act.
The requirement of public notice of reconvened meetings does not apply to any case where the meeting was open to the public and (1) it is to be reconvened within 24 SB699 Engrossed -3- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b hours, or (2) an announcement of the time and place of the reconvened meeting was made at the original meeting and there is no change in the agenda.
The requirement of public notice of reconvened meetings does not apply to any case where the meeting was SB699 Enrolled -3- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b open to the public and (1) it is to be reconvened within 24 hours, or (2) an announcement of the time and place of the reconvened meeting was made at the original meeting and there is no change in the agenda.
The authority holding the meeting shall prescribe reasonable rules to govern the SB699 Engrossed -4- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b right to make such recordings.
The authority holding SB699 Enrolled -4- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b the meeting shall prescribe reasonable rules to govern the right to make such recordings.
and (3) a summary of discussion on all matters SB699 Engrossed -5- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b proposed, deliberated, or decided, and a record of any votes taken.
and SB699 Enrolled -5- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b (3) a summary of discussion on all matters proposed, deliberated, or decided, and a record of any votes taken.
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1-1-95.) (5 ILCS 120/7 new) _e______________________e_________________ _a_____________________p______________________c_____________ _____v______________________p_____________________i_____________ _____a_____________________s______________________j_____________ _____m______________________t_____________________r_____________ ______d____________________t_______________________m____________ _____c______________________m______________________m____________ _____r_____________________h______________________c_____________ _____n_____________________s______________________c_____________ _____t_____________________p______________________n_____________ _____e_______________________o____________________o_____________ ______o_____________________o_____________________s_____________ _____n_____________________m_______________________a____________ SB699 Enrolled -6- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b _____e______________________p_______________________m___________ _____n_____________________n______________________i_____________ _____h______________________s______________________t____________ _____h_____________________a___ _b_____________________s______________________b_____________ _____,_______________________n_____________________s____________ ______o____________________t______________________e_____________ _____s_____________________p______________________r_____________ _____e_____________________a______________________-____________ _c______________________c_____________________r_____________ _____m______________________v_____________________i_____________ _____r_____________________,_______________________p____________ _____i_____________________i_______________________a____________ _____v_____________________r______________________d_____________ ______i____________________o______________________e_____________ _____c_____________________g______________________n_____________ _____d_____________________l______________________b_____________ _____t_____________________e______________________v_______ _d_____________________m_______________________a____________ _____r_____________________l______________________e_____________ _____e_____________________i_______________________t____________ _____m_____________________e______________________h_____________ ______t_____________________u_____________________m_____________ _______t___________________e______________________o_____________ _____n_____________________m______________________o___________ _e_____________________m______________________d_____________ _____n_____________________s______________________h_____________ ______r__________ _f_____________________e______________________a_____________ _____r_____________________m________________________n___________ _____n_____________________g______________________n_________ _g_____________________r______________________n_____________ _____r_____________________r______________________m_____________ _____d______________________b_____________________h_____________ SB699 Enrolled -7- LRB093 03432 MKM 10942 b _____a_______________________c_____________________t____________ _____t_____________________s______________________x_____________ _____c_____________________2______________ _h_______________________m______________________r___________ _____s_____________________,______________________e_____________ _____l_______________________m____________________e_____________ _____r_____________________l_______________________p____________ _____w_____________________t______________________d_____________ _____c_____________________
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Action History

  1. Bill Dead - Amendatory Veto

  2. Amendatory Veto Motion - Rules Refers to Executive Committee

  3. Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. Robert S. Molaro

  5. Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 18, 2003

  6. Accept Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 052-005-000

  7. Amendatory Veto Motion - Approved for Consideration Rules

  8. Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules

  9. Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Sen. Louis S. Viverito

  10. Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 4, 2003

  11. Governor Amendatory Veto

  12. Sent to the Governor

  13. Passed Both Houses

  14. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 012-000-000

  16. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive

  17. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  18. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Louis S. Viverito

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 29, 2003

  20. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  21. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000

  22. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  23. Second Reading - Short Debate

  24. Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003

  25. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  26. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000

  27. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote

  28. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee

  29. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003

  30. Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

  31. Referred to Rules Committee

  32. First Reading

  33. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro

  34. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  35. Arrived in House

  36. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003

  38. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Viverito

  39. Recalled to Second Reading

  40. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000

  41. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive

  42. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  43. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito

  44. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003

  45. Second Reading

  46. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003

  47. Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000

  48. Postponed - Executive

  49. Assigned to Executive

  50. Referred to Rules

  51. First Reading

  52. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito

Sponsors

  • Louis S. Viverito · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Louis S. Viverito

Not signed on (182)

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Votes

Motion

Passed 52 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44502
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 52502
% of votes cast 88%8%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Not Voting
Soden — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Nay
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Nay
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Rauschenberger — Nay
Schoenberg — Yea
Clayborne — Not Voting
Cronin — Nay
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Obama — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Concurrence

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 51000
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 59000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Obama — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Winkel — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Soden — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 104101
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 116101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Turner — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Nay
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Munson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Novak — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Parke — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Millner — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Krause — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Lang — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Moffitt — Not Voting
Molaro — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Howard — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Younge — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50001
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Obama — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Philip — Not Voting
Schoenberg — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 699 do?
Creates the Electronic Attendance Act. Provides that members of public bodies may attend meetings by electronic means subject to certain rules and restrictions. Amends the Open Meetings Act to allow members of a public body to attend a meeting by electronic means. Requires certain notices by the public body when a member is attending by electronic means. Provides that a quorum of the members must be physically present for the public body to vote on the issuance of bonds or to hold a hearing required by law. Provides that no more than 2 members may attend the meeting from the same remote location. Allows a public body to adopt rules concerning attendance at meetings by electronic means.
Who sponsors SB 699?
SB 699 is sponsored by Louis S. Viverito.
What is the current status of SB 699?
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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