Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 484)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0230
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides limitations upon a nonexpert's opinion or inference testimony. Sets forth requirements regarding: qualifications, testimony, disclosure, and compensation of expert witnesses; bases of expert opinion testimony; limitations on expert testimony; pretrial hearings and disclosures concerning expert witnesses; precedents to be followed in interpreting the new provisions; interlocutory appeals of rulings on the admissibility of expert evidence; standards to be followed by reviewing courts in determining the admissibility of expert testimony; and severability. Provides that the new provisions apply to actions commenced on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and pending actions in which a trial has not been scheduled or in which a trial has been scheduled more than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0231
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if none of the parties joined in good faith as defendants in a civil case is a resident of the State, an action against those defendants may be commenced in the State only in the county in which the transaction out of which the cause of action arose, or some part of that transaction, occurred. Provides that a corporation organized under the laws of or authorized to do business in the State is a resident only of any county in which it has its registered office or other office (rather than being a resident of any county in which it does business). Makes similar changes regarding partnerships and voluntary unincorporated associations. Deletes language providing that an insurance company incorporated under the laws of or doing business in the State may be sued in any county in which one of the plaintiffs resides. Provides that, if none of the defendants in a civil action is a resident of the State, and no part of the transaction out of which the action arose occurred in the State, the action must be dismissed for lack of proper venue. Provides that the changes apply to actions filed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes other changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0232
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure pertaining to class actions. Adds additional requirements concerning: prerequisites to the maintenance of a class action (including provisions that a class action may be certified only if: the plurality of the class members are residents of Illinois or if the plurality of the class members were physically in Illinois when the cause of action arose; and a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy); where a class action may be brought; preliminary determinations to be made by the court; notice to the class; coupon and other noncash settlements; loss by class members under a proposed settlement; and attorney's fees.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0233
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Reenacts and changes various provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to product liability actions that were added by Public Act 89-7, which was held to be void in its entirety by the Illinois Supreme Court in Best v. Taylor Machine Works, 179 Ill. 2d 367 (1997). Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0234
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Creates the Full and Fair Noneconomic Damages Act. Provides that, in determining noneconomic damages, the fact-finder may not consider: (i) evidence of a defendant's alleged wrongdoing, misconduct, or guilt; (ii) evidence of the defendant's wealth or financial resources; or (iii) any other evidence that is offered for the purpose of punishing the defendant, rather than offered for a compensatory purpose. Provides for bifurcated trials before the same jury in cases involving punitive damages, if requested by any defendant. Outlines the procedure for the bifurcated trials. Provides for court posttrial review of noneconomic damage awards pursuant to specified nonexclusive factors. Includes legislative findings, definitions, and applicability language. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0235
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Creates the Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to ensure that any Act enacted in the State shall not create a private right of action unless such a right is expressly stated in that Act. Provides that any Act enacted in the State creating a private right of action shall contain express language providing for such a right and that courts shall not construe a statute to imply a private right of action in the absence of such express language. Provides that the Act applies to any action that has not yet been initiated or is pending on the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0236
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
5/3/24
Amends the University of Illinois Act. In provisions concerning scholarships for the children of veterans, provides that an honorary scholarship may also be given to the children of persons who served at any time during the invasion of Panama between December 20, 1989 and January 31, 1990.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0237
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that, for purposes of determining the partisanship of any person who is appointed by the Governor to an office that either requires specific partisanship or limits the number of appointees from a single political party that may be appointed, the vote of that person in the 3 general primary elections immediately preceding the effective date of the appointment shall determine his or her partisanship for that person's term of office. Provides that a person who did not vote, or who voted but did not request a partisan ballot, in the 3 general primary elections immediately preceding the effective date of the appointment or who voted but requested partisan ballots for 2 or more different political parties in the 3 general primary elections immediately preceding the effective date of the appointment shall be deemed an independent for purposes of determining partisanship for that person's term of office.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0238
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Modifies the provisions of the Act to apply to veterans and veteran-owned businesses. Modifies a Section concerning the short title. Changes the title of the Act to the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, Veterans, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and makes conforming changes throughout various statutes referencing the title of the Act. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Removes a provision concerning procurement preferences for veterans and veteran-owned businesses. Applies administrative penalties for falsely certified businesses to minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with a disability. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes in various statutes concerning minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with a disability. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0239
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the prohibition on the recovery of punitive damages in a legal malpractice action includes damages sought as compensatory damages which were assessed against the legal malpractice plaintiff or failed to be obtained by the legal malpractice plaintiff.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0240
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/22/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the School Code. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt a rule requiring informational material about testicular cancer to be provided as part of the health examination of any male child entering the ninth grade. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall develop the content of the informational material to be provided. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0241
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a change in provisions concerning disclosure of nonparticipating provider limited benefits. Adds reproductive health care to the definition of "ancillary services". Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that an insurer providing a network plan shall file a description with the Director of Insurance of written policies and procedures on how the network plan will provide 24-hour, 7-day per week access to reproductive health care. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall consider establishing ratios for reproductive health care physicians or other providers. Effective July 1, 2024, except that certain changes take effect January 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0242
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/14/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Eviction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals language regarding the discretionary sealing of court files and the mandatory sealing of court files. Requires the court to automatically order the impounding of any court file in a residential eviction action when: the parties agree to impound the court file; the court dismisses the case; either party files a satisfaction of judgment; the court enters judgment in favor of the tenant; or the court enters an eviction order against the tenant, but the complaint does not allege a material violation of the lease. Requires the court to order the impounding of any court file in a residential eviction action if the interests of justice in impounding the court file outweigh the public interest in maintaining a public record. Requires court files relating to the termination of bona fide leases in residential real estate in foreclosure and the right to possession to be impounded or placed under seal. Sets forth impounding requirements for residential eviction cases initiated prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Allows a scholarly, public policy, or court reform agency or educational, journalistic, or governmental body to access all impounded files. Provides that any person who disseminates a sealed or impounded court file is liable for a civil penalty of $2,000 or twice the actual and consequential damages, whichever is greater. Allows the Attorney General to enforce a violation of the provisions under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Sets forth notice requirements for the court when a plaintiff has not further prosecuted an eviction action for a period of 180 days. Allows for the dismissal of such a case if the plaintiff fails to take further action after such notice is received. Makes a conforming change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0243
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Gender Violence Act. Defines "employee", "employer", "work environment", and "workplace". Changes the definition of "gender-related violence" to include domestic violence. Provides that an employer shall be liable only for gender-related violence committed in the work environment by an employee or agent of the employer. Provides specific instances in which an employer is liable for gender-related violence. Provides that no person shall have the power to waive any provisions of the Act as part of a dissolution of marriage agreement, dissolution of civil union agreement, dissolution of domestic partnership agreement, or custody agreement. Makes corresponding changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0244
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that every individual is entitled to an estate of homestead to the extent in value of $30,000 of his or her interest in a farm or lot of land and buildings thereon, a condominium, or personal property, owned or rightly possessed by lease or otherwise and occupied by him or her as a residence, or in a cooperative that owns property that the individual uses as a residence, or $60,000 if the homestead is owned by 2 or more individuals. Makes conforming changes.