Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB243: OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE
Status: Signed into law, November 21, 2025
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, if a quorum of the members of the public body is physically present, 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 performance of active military duty as a service member. Defines "active military duty" and "service member". Effective immediately.
What the bill says
An act concerning government.
From the enrolled text, October 15, 2025:
AN ACT concerning government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing Sections 1.05, 2, 2.07, and 7 as follows: (5 ILCS 120/1.05) Sec. 1.05.Training. (a) Every public body shall designate employees, officers, or members to receive training on compliance with this Act. Each public body shall submit a list of designated employees, officers, or members to the Public Access Counselor. Within months after January 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-542), the designated employees, officers, and members must successfully complete an electronic training curriculum, developed and administered by the Public Access Counselor, and thereafter must successfully complete an annual training program. Thereafter, whenever a public body designates an additional employee, officer, or member to receive this training, that person must successfully complete the electronic training curriculum within 30 days after that designation. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each elected or appointed member of a public body subject to this SB0243 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 07181 BDA 17218 b SB0243 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 07181 BDA 17218 b SB0243 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 07181 BDA 17218 b Act who is such a member on January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-504) must successfully complete …
Sponsors
- Mike Porfirio (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Li Arellano (R, 37)
- Kimberly A. Lightford (D, 4)
- Mary Edly-Allen (D, 31)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D, 23)
- Adriane Johnson (D, 30)
- Mark L. Walker (D, 27)
- Celina Villanueva (D, 12)
- Christopher Belt (D, 57)
- Daniel Didech (D, 59) · primary sponsor
- Stephanie A. Kifowit (D, 84)
- Suzanne M. Ness (D, 66)
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0438
- : Effective Date January 1, 2026
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Passed Both Houses
- : Senate Concurs
- : House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- : 3/5 Vote Required
- : House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- : House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
Votes
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs (October 15, 2025): 53 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive (October 15, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (May 31, 2025): 114 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee (May 31, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee (May 30, 2025): 8 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed (May 29, 2025): 74 yea, 37 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 5 - Government, ILCS 50 - Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB243?
- SB243 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE.
- What does SB243 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning government.
- What is the status of SB243?
- Signed into law as of November 21, 2025. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0438 (November 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB243?
- Mike Porfirio (D, 11), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB243?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=243&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114
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