Date	Chamber	Action
8/25/2017	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0452

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

740 ILCS 175/3

from Ch. 127, par. 4103

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois False Claims Act. Provides that a person who commits certain acts is liable to the State for a civil penalty of not less than the minimum amount and not more than the maximum amount allowed for a civil penalty for a violation of the federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.) as adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461) (instead of a penalty of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000). Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill and adds the following: Provides that notwithstanding any other provision, a person is liable to the State for a civil penalty of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000, plus 3 times the amount of damages which the State sustains because of the act of that person, when: (i) the civil action was brought by a private person; (ii) the State did not elect to intervene; (iii) the actual amount of the tax owed to the State is equal to or less than $50,000, which does not include interest, penalties, attorney's fees, costs, or any other amounts owed or paid pursuant to the Illinois False Claims Act; and (iv) the violation of the Illinois False Claims Act relates to or involves a false claim regarding a tax administered by the Department of Revenue, excluding claims, records, or statements made under the Property Tax Code. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2/9/2017	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/28/2017	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
3/8/2017	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
3/15/2017	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
3/15/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
3/15/2017	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
3/15/2017	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/17/2017	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
3/29/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/29/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/5/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
4/5/2017	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/6/2017	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
4/6/2017	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
4/6/2017	Senate	Second Reading
4/6/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
4/6/2017	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
4/24/2017	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
4/28/2017	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
5/12/2017	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/12/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
5/12/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
5/15/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
5/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 006-000-000
5/16/2017	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Morrison
5/16/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/16/2017	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
5/16/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
5/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
5/16/2017	House	Arrived in House
5/17/2017	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
5/17/2017	House	First Reading
5/17/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/18/2017	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/19/2017	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
5/24/2017	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
5/24/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/24/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/24/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/26/2017	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
5/30/2017	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
5/30/2017	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/28/2017	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/25/2017	Senate	Governor Approved
8/25/2017	Senate	Effective Date August 25, 2017
8/25/2017	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0452

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