HB0704ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 10, 2005

09400HB0704ham001 LRB094 07299 LCB 43670 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 704

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 704 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:

(740 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 29, par. 61)

Sec. 1. With respect to to contracts or agreements, either public or private, for the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building, structure, highway bridge, viaducts or other work dealing with construction, or for any moving, demolition or excavation connected therewith, every covenant, promise or agreement to indemnify or hold harmless another person from that person's own negligence is void as against public policy and wholly unenforceable.

(Source: P.A. 77-1629.)".