HB4444

Illinois HB4444 amends the Freedom of Information Act to adjust fees for public records requests.

HB4444 modifies the Freedom of Information Act by allowing public bodies to charge the actual cost for personnel time spent on searching for and retrieving records or examining them for redactions. It specifies fees for electronic records based on data size and format, and allows charging for the actual cost of purchasing recording media. The bill also removes the limitation that only commercial requests can incur certain fees, applying them to all requests. It mandates that public bodies provide an accounting of all fees, costs, and personnel hours for record requests.