Bill Status of HB 1894   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  CIV PRO-JNT SEVERALLY LIABLE

House Sponsors
Rep. Ron Stephens-Raymond Poe-Dave Winters and Sidney H. Mathias

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
735 ILCS 5/2-1117from Ch. 110, par. 2-1117
740 ILCS 100/3from Ch. 70, par. 303
740 ILCS 100/4 rep.

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in actions arising out of bodily injury, death, or damage to property based on negligence or product liability based on strict tort liability there will not be joint and several liability, rather when more than one defendant is found to be liable, a defendant will only be liable for that percentage of the plaintiff's damages, found by the trier of fact, that the defendant's percentage of contributory fault, found by the trier of fact, represents. Amends the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act requiring, in the event that the obligation of one or more tortfeasors is uncollectible, the remaining tortfeasors to share, pro rata, the unpaid portion. Repeals Section stating that a plaintiff's right to recover the full amount of his or her tort judgment from any one or more defendants is unaffected by the Contribution Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/23/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens
  2/23/2007HouseFirst Reading
  2/23/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/27/2007HouseAssigned to Executive Committee
  3/6/2007HouseRe-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
  3/12/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  3/19/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
  3/19/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
  3/23/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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