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HB 3347

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Roger Hanshaw and 1 co-sponsor

Authorizes licensing boards under DFPR to hold fully remote public meetings with quorum participating remotely, while preserving notice and public access.

Chapter 16, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
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Bill Summary · HB 3347

Summary — HB 3347 (104th General Assembly, 2025-2026)

Bill number: HB 3347
Short title given: Relating to family support payments (note: bill text actually amends the Open Meetings Act)
Statute amended: 5 ILCS 120/2.01 (Open Meetings Act)
Introduced: Feb 25, 2025 (Rep. Sharon Chung)
Status: In committee upon adjournment (last action: 2025-06-28)

Note: The bill’s caption references family support payments, but the text provided amends the Open Meetings Act. This summary addresses the substantive text as introduced (Open Meetings Act changes).

Main purpose

To expand and clarify circumstances in which public bodies — specifically licensing boards authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — may hold public meetings entirely remotely (via interactive video or telephone) without any members physically present, while preserving public notice and public access requirements.

Key provisions

  • Adds authorization in 5 ILCS 120/2.01 for a public body that is a licensing board authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to:
    • Conduct a public meeting through an interactive video or telephone system with no members physically present at any meeting location, provided:
    • A quorum of members is participating remotely; and
    • Public notice and public access are provided consistent with the Open Meetings Act.
  • Retains and clarifies existing rules that, except as otherwise provided by the Act, a quorum of members generally must be physically present at an open meeting.
  • Preserves special-location provisions that permit certain large-jurisdiction bodies (e.g., statewide bodies; certain large Illinois library systems, municipal transit districts, and local workforce innovation areas exceeding 4,500 square miles) to hold simultaneous meetings at multiple public locations.
  • For closed meetings: requires a quorum of members of most public bodies (those not in the large-jurisdiction exception) to be physically present at the closed meeting location; other members may participate by video or audio conference.

Who is affected

  • Primary: licensing boards authorized by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (they would be allowed to run fully remote public meetings).
  • Secondary: other public bodies subject to the OMA (impacts clarified quorum/physical presence rules, particularly for closed meetings and large-jurisdiction entities).
  • The public: changes affect how members of the public access and attend meetings (remote access requirements must still be met).

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Filed and read in early 2025; referred through various committees (Rules, Executive, Public Education, Ways & Means).
  • March 27, 2025: Committee recommendation — “Do pass with amendments,” printed A-Engrossed and referred to Ways & Means.
  • As of June 28, 2025: In committee upon adjournment (no enacted effective date specified in the version provided).

Potential impact and considerations

  • Benefits: greater flexibility for licensing boards, reduced travel burdens, potential for increased board participation and cost savings.
  • Transparency concerns: fully remote meetings may raise questions about ease of public access, verification of quorum, and the robustness of public notice/participation mechanisms. The bill requires that remote meetings provide notice and public access consistent with the Act, but implementation details would determine practical transparency.
  • Legal/administrative: agencies and boards will need procedures and technology to ensure compliant remote public access, recordkeeping, and quorum verification.

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

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