Section Activities Summary

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Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.

Section Stats

Continuing Legal Education

Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2022–23 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:

ISBA Central Discussions

ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2022–23 bar year.

Administrative Law

  • Community members: 290
  • Total discussion posts: 2

Transactional

  • Community members: 25,498
  • Total discussion posts: 582

Litigation

  • Community members: 25,497
  • Total discussion posts: 1,794


Legislation

The Section Council reviewed 7 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:

  • Senate Bill 325 amends the FOIA Act to provide that records obtained by the Public Access Counselor from a public body to do a request for review may not be disclosed to the public.
  • Senate Bill 2320 makes administrative adjudication applicable to all municipalities if a non-home rule municipality adopts it.
  • Senate Bill 283 makes changes to actions to review a decision of an administrative agency with final decision-making authority over designated historic properties or over exterior design review of buildings or structures.