SB2170

SB2170 amends the Illinois Freedom of Information Act to redefine recurrent requesters and adjust response times.

SB2170 modifies the Illinois Freedom of Information Act by lowering the threshold for a person to be considered a recurrent requester. A recurrent requester is now defined as someone who submits a minimum of 40 requests for records to the same public body within 12 months, or 10 requests within a 30-day period, or 5 requests within a 7-day period. Public bodies must respond to requests from recurrent requesters within 30 days, up from 21 days previously.