92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB4354
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House Sponsors:
WINKEL.

Senate Sponsors:
JACOBS-DONAHUE

Short description: 
TORT IMMUNITY-ATTY FEES                                                    

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Local Governmental  and  Governmental  Employees  Tort      
   Immunity  Act.  Provides  that  if  any  claim or action is instituted      
   against an employee of a  local  public  entity  based  on  an  injury      
   allegedly arising out of an act or omission occurring within the scope      
   of  his  or her employment as such employee, the entity must indemnify      
   the employee or former employee for his or her  reasonable  attorney's      
   fees  incurred  in  connection  with  the  claim or action, except any      
   portion incurred that relates to punitive or exemplary damages. Amends      
   the   State   Mandates   Act   to   require   implementation   without      
   reimbursement.   Effective immediately.                                     
          JUDICIAL NOTE (Illinois Courts Administrative Office)                
          HB 4354 would neither increase nor decrease the number of            
          judges needed in the State.                                          
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          30 ILCS 805/8.26 new                                                 
        Deletes  all  changes.  Amends   the   Local   Governmental   and      
   Governmental  Employees  Tort  Immunity  Act.   Provides  that a local      
   public entity  may  indemnify  an  employee  or  former  employee  for      
   attorney's  fees  incurred  in  defending a claim or action instituted      
   against the employee based on an injury allegedly arising  out  of  an      
   act  or  omission  occurring within the scope of employment. Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
          FISCAL NOTE (Attorney General Office)                                
          The fiscal impact is unknown, but there probably would be none.      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          55 ILCS 5/5-1002                from Ch. 34, par. 5-1002             
          65 ILCS 5/1-4-6                 from Ch. 24, par. 1-4-6              
          745 ILCS 10/9-102               from Ch. 85, par. 9-102              
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Counties Code  and  the  Illinois      
   Municipal Code to increase the indemnification limit for certain local      
   governmental  employees from $500,000 to $1,000,000.  Amends the Local      
   Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act to authorize      
   payment of certain attorney's fees and costs.  Effective immediately.       
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0810

   Last action date: AUG-21-2002

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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