Illinois House Bill 23: OPN MTG-EMERGENCY DEFINED

Illinois · 104th session

What it does

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Defines the terms "bona fide emergency" and "exigent circumstances". Provides that, if a quorum of the members of a public body is physically present at a meeting, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of, among other things, exigent circumstances concerning a family member (rather than because of, among other things, a family or other emergency). Makes technical changes.

Latest action

House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (2025-03-21)

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