| 4 | | - | AN ACT concerning civil law. |
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| 5 | | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 6 | | - | represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 7 | | - | Section 2. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by |
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| 8 | | - | adding Section 2-101.5 as follows: |
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| 9 | | - | (735 ILCS 5/2-101.5 new) |
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| 10 | | - | Sec. 2-101.5. Venue in actions asserting constitutional |
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| 11 | | - | claims against the State. |
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| 12 | | - | (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, if |
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| 13 | | - | an action is brought against the State or any of its officers, |
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| 14 | | - | employees, or agents acting in an official capacity on or |
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| 15 | | - | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd |
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| 16 | | - | General Assembly seeking declaratory or injunctive relief |
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| 17 | | - | against any State statute, rule, or executive order based on |
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| 18 | | - | an alleged violation of the Constitution of the State of |
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| 19 | | - | Illinois or the Constitution of the United States, venue in |
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| 20 | | - | that action is proper only in the County of Sangamon and the |
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| 21 | | - | County of Cook. |
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| 22 | | - | (b) The doctrine of forum non conveniens does not apply to |
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| 23 | | - | actions subject to this Section. |
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| 24 | | - | (c) As used in this Section, "State" has the meaning given |
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| 25 | | - | to that term in Section 1 of the State Employee |
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| 26 | | - | Indemnification Act. |
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| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning civil law. |
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| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 6 | + | 4 Section 2. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by |
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| 7 | + | 5 adding Section 2-101.5 as follows: |
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| 8 | + | 6 (735 ILCS 5/2-101.5 new) |
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| 9 | + | 7 Sec. 2-101.5. Venue in actions asserting constitutional |
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| 10 | + | 8 claims against the State. |
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| 11 | + | 9 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, if |
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| 12 | + | 10 an action is brought against the State or any of its officers, |
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| 13 | + | 11 employees, or agents acting in an official capacity on or |
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| 14 | + | 12 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd |
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| 15 | + | 13 General Assembly seeking declaratory or injunctive relief |
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| 16 | + | 14 against any State statute, rule, or executive order based on |
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| 17 | + | 15 an alleged violation of the Constitution of the State of |
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| 18 | + | 16 Illinois or the Constitution of the United States, venue in |
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| 19 | + | 17 that action is proper only in the County of Sangamon and the |
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| 20 | + | 18 County of Cook. |
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| 21 | + | 19 (b) The doctrine of forum non conveniens does not apply to |
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| 22 | + | 20 actions subject to this Section. |
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| 23 | + | 21 (c) As used in this Section, "State" has the meaning given |
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| 24 | + | 22 to that term in Section 1 of the State Employee |
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| 25 | + | 23 Indemnification Act. |
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| 33 | | - | (d) The provisions of this Section do not apply to claims |
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| 34 | | - | arising out of collective bargaining disputes between the |
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| 35 | | - | State of Illinois and the representatives of its employees. |
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| 36 | | - | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 37 | | - | becoming law. |
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| 33 | + | HB3062 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 29578 LNS 55973 b |
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| 34 | + | 1 (d) The provisions of this Section do not apply to claims |
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| 35 | + | 2 arising out of collective bargaining disputes between the |
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| 36 | + | 3 State of Illinois and the representatives of its employees. |
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| 37 | + | 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 38 | + | 5 becoming law. |
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| 44 | + | HB3062 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 29578 LNS 55973 b |
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