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SB1386

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What this bill does

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that each public body shall designate one or more public body officials or employees (rather than officials or employees) to act as its Freedom of Information officer or officers. Provides that "public body officials" means elected or appointed office holders of the public body but does not include private attorneys or law firms appointed to represent the public body.

Sponsor: Craig Wilcox Chamber: Senate Introduced: 2025-01-29
Stuck
P(Advance)
2.9%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 97%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 619 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$90,232.97 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Craig Wilcox Chief sponsor 95 $90,232.97 IL Senate Republican Campaign Committee ($5,604.89); Marquis Energy LLC ($5,000.00); Realtor Political Action Committee ($4,500.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
IL Senate Republican Campaign Committee — — 3 $5,604.89
Marquis Energy LLC — — 1 $5,000.00
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 3 $4,500.00
Thelen Sand & Gravel Inc — — 2 $4,000.00
Ameren — — 3 $4,000.00
Baxter & Woodman — — 2 $3,300.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 1 $2,500.00
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 1 $2,500.00
SRVF — — 1 $2,006.25
Intren — — 2 $2,000.00
TRK-PAC Mid-West Truckers Assoc, Inc — — 2 $2,000.00
IL Hospital Assoc PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
CAR of Illinois — — 2 $2,000.00
New Cosmos USA Inc — — 2 $2,000.00
Arlington Jewelry & Loan — — 2 $2,000.00
IL State Medical Society PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
AFSME IL Council No. 31 PAC — — 1 $2,000.00
Action Truck Parts — — 1 $2,000.00
CSX Corporation — — 1 $1,500.00
Wind Creek Illinois LLC — — 1 $1,500.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC — — 1 $1,500.00
PCI Gaming Authority — — 1 $1,500.00
Anderson Legislative Consulting LTD — — 2 $1,250.00
Eli Lilly And Company & Subsidiaries — — 2 $1,000.00
Joseph Hagenbruch Dentist Self Employed 1 $1,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

3 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-01-29 — Referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-01-29 Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Craig Wilcox Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-01-29 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-29 Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-01-29 Senate Filed with Secretary bySen. Craig Wilcox Rule 2-7(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-29 Senate First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-29 Senate Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —