Bill Status of SB 2657   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 the prohibition against the award of punitive damages in healing art and legal malpractice cases and of public policy.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/20/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
  1/20/2006SenateFirst Reading
  1/20/2006SenateReferred to Rules
  2/1/2006SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  2/8/2006SenateHeld in Judiciary
  2/15/2006SenateHeld in Judiciary
  2/17/2006SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

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