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SB 2680

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ben Suber

Renames Judicial Privacy Act to Government Official Privacy Act and expands privacy protections to judicial, legislative, and executive officials, with updated FOIA exemptions.

Died In Committee
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Bill Summary · SB 2680

Summary — SB 2680 (104th General Assembly)

Status: Died in Committee (record contains conflicting procedural entries; see Procedural Notes)

Main purpose / intent

SB 2680 would broaden privacy protections currently in the Judicial Privacy Act to apply to a wider class of public officials by renaming the statute the Government Official Privacy Act and defining the term “government official” to include judicial, legislative, and executive officers. The bill also makes conforming changes across a range of Illinois statutes (as listed in the bill caption) and amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptions (5 ILCS 140/7) to align with the expanded privacy framework.

Key provisions

  • Renames the Judicial Privacy Act to the Government Official Privacy Act.
  • Expands applicability from judicial officers to a defined class of “government official,” which the bill defines to include:
    • Judicial officers,
    • Legislative officers (definition provided in the bill),
    • Executive officers (definition provided in the bill).
  • Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), specifically Section 7 (Exemptions). The bill text reproduces Section 7 provisions (including a range of enumerated exemptions such as personal privacy, law-enforcement records and other specific categories) and aligns FOIA exemptions with the Act’s new definitions and protections for government officials.
  • Makes conforming amendments to numerous Illinois statutes cited in the caption so those statutes reference the new Act name and definitions where applicable.

Who would be affected

  • State and local public officials (judicial, legislative, and executive officers) — their personal information and some records would receive augmented privacy protections under the renamed Act.
  • Public bodies and state agencies — would need to revise FOIA and record-handling practices and forms to reflect the new definitions and exemptions.
  • Members of the public, journalists, and transparency advocates — could see reduced access to some records or increased redaction of material that the bill treats as private when it pertains to government officials.
  • Attorneys, courts, and record custodians — would need to interpret and apply the revised statutory definitions and exemptions.

Potential impact

  • Increased privacy protections for many officials could reduce public disclosure of personal information and certain records involving officials, shifting the balance between privacy and transparency.
  • Administrative and compliance costs for agencies and local governments to update policies, training, and statutory references.
  • Litigation risk if parties challenge the scope of the new definitions and exemptions under FOIA or constitutional access principles.

Procedural notes / timeline (as provided)

  • Filed/introduced: March 13, 2025 (record also includes later filing/first-reading entries dated Oct 14, 2025).
  • Committee activity: multiple hearings and a committee vote reported (April–May 2025); committee report printed and "reported favorably without amendments" on 2025-05-05.
  • Final status as provided in the header: Died In Committee (date recorded: 2025-02-04). The bill record provided contains conflicting dates and entries; interested readers should consult the official Illinois General Assembly docket for the authoritative procedural history.

Sponsor: Senator Adriane Johnson

If you want, I can:
- Pull the specific text changes (redline) to FOIA and the Judicial Privacy Act from the bill draft, or
- Compare the bill’s proposed FOIA exemptions against current law to show precisely what would change.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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