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IL HB5145
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Suzanne Ness
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AI Summary
- Amends Illinois Freedom of Information Act to exempt law enforcement records from public disclosure, including arrest and booking records, mug shots, body-worn camera footage, in-car camera footage, 9-1-1 audio files, and crime scene photographs, unless relevant to a requester's current or potential case or claim
- Increases the maximum fee for black and white copies from 15 cents to 25 cents per page
- Reduces the free personnel search time for commercial requests from 8 hours to 1 hour before fees apply
- Allows public bodies to charge up to one-quarter of the employee's hourly wage per quarter-hour for searching, retrieving, and redacting records (replacing the previous flat $10 per hour rate)
- Establishes that FOIA is not intended to circumvent court processes for determining public availability of law enforcement records
Legislative Description
FOIA-LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS
Last Action
Assigned to Executive Committee
3/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Executive3/12/2026
Rules2/10/2026
Full Bill Text
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