Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

735 ILCS 5/13-201

from Ch. 110, par. 13-201

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that when slander, libel, or publication of matter violating the right of privacy is committed anonymously, under a false or fictitious name, or without identifying the speaker, author, or publisher sufficiently to permit an action to be commenced against the person, the period of limitations shall not run during the time period in which the person entitled to bring the action undertakes to discover the identity of one who may be responsible in damages via a pre-suit action. Provides that in no event may an action be commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the slander, libel, or publication of matter violating the right of privacy.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act extends the period of limitations of any claim of slander, libel, or invasion of a right of privacy brought against the news media, provided the identity of the news media is sufficiently known at the time of the slander, libel, or invasion of a right of privacy. Defines "news media" as a newspaper published at regular intervals whether in print or electronic format, a news service whether in print or electronic format, a radio station, a television station, a television network, a community antenna television service, or a person or corporation engaged in making news reels or other motion picture news for public showing.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2014	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Scott Drury
2/7/2014	House	First Reading
2/7/2014	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/18/2014	House	Assigned to Judiciary
2/26/2014	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Judiciary; 008-007-000
2/26/2014	House	Remains in Judiciary
3/5/2014	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
3/5/2014	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/6/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Scott Drury
3/6/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/13/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
3/20/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 016-000-000
3/24/2014	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/24/2014	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2014	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
4/2/2014	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
4/2/2014	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/2/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014
4/7/2014	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
4/8/2014	Senate	First Reading
4/8/2014	Senate	Referred to Assignments
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

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