On 5/23/2020, in response to COVID-19, the Illinois legislature passed Senate Bill 2135. This adds an entirely new section to the Illinois Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120/1 et sec.] governing remote public board meetings, both open and closed, during a disaster declaration. At present time, SB 2135 is written to become effective on the same day it is signed by the Governor. The uncertainty of the effective date has prompted a number of questions and we wrote this newsletter to help address some of the confusion. Please click here to read the full newsletter.