SB1733 Summary

• Amends the Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/7) to add a new exemption (ii) for information or materials received, generated, or maintained by a State's Attorney as part of the criminal discovery process.

• Exempts from public disclosure any materials whose disclosure would violate subsection (c) of Supreme Court Rule 415 concerning the disclosure of discovery materials in felony cases.

• Applies the exemption regardless of whether the criminal case has concluded.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.