102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1049

 

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
745 ILCS 10/1-101.1  from Ch. 85, par. 1-101.1

    Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the purpose of the Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Local Governmental and Governmental
5Employees Tort Immunity Act is amended by changing Section
61-101.1 as follows:
 
7    (745 ILCS 10/1-101.1)  (from Ch. 85, par. 1-101.1)
8    Sec. 1-101.1. (a) The The purpose of this Act is to protect
9local public entities and public employees from liability
10arising from the operation of government. It grants only
11immunities and defenses.
12    (b) Any defense or immunity, common law or statutory,
13available to any private person shall likewise be available to
14local public entities and public employees.
15(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)