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 Bill Status of SB0077  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  CIV PRO-EVICTION CASE SEALING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Patricia Van Pelt - Jacqueline Y. Collins and Robert Peters

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
735 ILCS 5/9-102.5 new
735 ILCS 5/9-104.2from Ch. 110, par. 9-104.2


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Eviction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that eviction proceedings shall be sealed and remain so unless a final order of eviction in favor of the plaintiff is entered. Provides that unsealed records shall remain unsealed for a period of 7 years. Provides that after 7 years, access to the court records may be obtained only by specified parties. Provides that if a case is filed by a board of managers of a condominium association and names or joins a tenant of a condominium unit to the proceedings, the tenant's name shall be permanently suppressed by order of the court. Effective 90 days after becoming law.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/23/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  1/23/2019SenateFirst Reading
  1/23/2019SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/23/2019SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  1/29/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  1/30/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  2/26/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  2/26/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  2/27/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  2/27/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  3/5/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  3/5/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  3/19/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
  3/19/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary
  3/20/2019SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/22/2019SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
  3/28/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  3/28/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  3/28/2019SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die

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