Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

605 ILCS 5/4-103.1 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that any person involved in a dispute or controversy regarding the amount due and owing on a highway construction contract awarded by the Department of Transportation may have the dispute or controversy settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association's Construction Industry Arbitration Rules. Provides that all parties to the settlement are bound by the terms of the arbitration settlement. Provides that any settlement shall allow the claimant to receive costs associated with filing and pursuing the claim and shall be paid within 30 days. Provides that any contractor awarded a highway construction contract by the Department may seek relief in the Illinois Court of Claims with regard to any monetary dispute with the Department, regardless of any contractual language to the contrary.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale E. Risinger
1/11/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/11/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
1/12/2006	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
1/19/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
2/1/2006	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
2/8/2006	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
2/15/2006	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
2/17/2006	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

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