Bill Status of SB 243   94th General Assembly

Short Description:  CD OF CIV PRO-PUNITIVE DAMAGES

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
735 ILCS 5/2-1115from Ch. 110, par. 2-1115

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that any judgment or award of non-economic damages in healing art and legal malpractice cases in excess of 100% of the economic damages shall be presumed punitive, exemplary, vindictive, or aggravated in violation of this prohibition and of public policy.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/2/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
  2/2/2005SenateFirst Reading
  2/2/2005SenateReferred to Rules
  2/3/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  2/16/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  2/24/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/2/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/9/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
  3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
  3/16/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/17/2005SenateRe-referred to Rules
  3/17/2005SenateRe-assigned to Executive
  3/17/2005SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Extended to April 30, 2005
  5/3/2005SenateCOMMITTEE DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 31, 2005.
  7/1/2005SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

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