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HB 2883

Crimes and punishments; creating the Utility Worker Protection Act of 2025; establishing assault or battery of a utility worker as a felony; effective date.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Chapman

Arizona: Makes governing boards’ authority to sue, be sued, and hold/convey property permissive (not mandatory) in district name.

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Bill Summary · HB 2883

Summary — HB 2883 (Introduced versions included from Arizona and Illinois)

Note: The provided document contains two distinct “HB 2883” introduced in different states. Below are separate summaries for each version.

Arizona — HB 2883 (Introduced Feb 14, 2025)

  • Title / Topic: Technical correction; school district governing boards
  • Statutory change: Amends Arizona Revised Statutes § 15-326.
  • Key provision:
    • Changes the governing board’s statutory language from mandatory to permissive by replacing “shall” with “may” regarding the board’s capacity, in the district name, to:
    • Sue and be sued; and
    • Hold and convey property for the use and benefit of the district.
    • The district name referenced is as specified in § 15-441(B).
  • Effect and who is affected:
    • Affects school district governing boards across Arizona, school districts’ legal capacity, and parties who litigate with or engage in property transactions with school districts.
    • Making the authority permissive could give boards discretion whether to exercise these powers in the district name (rather than creating an obligation), which may change procedural expectations for litigation and property transfers. It could create ambiguity about when or whether the board will act in the district name.
  • Procedural status:
    • Introduced Feb 14, 2025. (Document labels this as a technical correction.)
  • Practical considerations:
    • Potential legal and administrative implications for district attorneys, school boards, county recorders, and parties contracting with districts; may require guidance or follow-up statutory clarifications to avoid uncertainty about mandatory authority.

Illinois — HB 2883 (Introduced Feb 6, 2025)

  • Title / Topic: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) — online posting of public body information
  • Citation amended: 5 ILCS 140/4 (Freedom of Information Act)
  • Sponsor(s): Rep. Terra Costa Howard (primary); Co-sponsors: Martha Deuter, Harry Benton
  • Key provisions:
    • Requires each public body to prominently post the following on its website (instead of at each administrative/regional office):
    • A brief description of the public body (purpose, locations of separate offices, board/commission membership and functions, operating budget, number and types of employees, and functional subdivisions).
    • A description of how the public may request records, the name(s) of Freedom of Information Officer(s), the address to which public-records requests should be sent, and any fees allowable under FOIA §6.
    • If a public body does not maintain a website, it must post the required information at each of its administrative or regional offices.
  • Effect and who is affected:
    • Applies to all Illinois public bodies subject to FOIA.
    • Moves default disclosure to online posting, increasing online accessibility and reducing the emphasis on physical postings at offices. Public bodies without websites must maintain physical postings.
    • May require smaller entities to create websites or otherwise ensure physical availability of the information.
  • Procedural timeline (selected):
    • Introduced Feb 6, 2025; First Reading Feb 6; referred to Rules Committee; assigned to Executive Committee. (Bill activity includes added co-sponsors and committee referrals; final disposition not shown.)
  • Notes:
    • The bill text in the document contains editorial/formatting errors (likely from compare/redline formatting). The operative changes move posting requirements to websites while preserving a physical-posting backstop for entities without websites.

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