Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

740 ILCS 180/2

from Ch. 70, par. 2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that in an action where it has been proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant's intoxication contributed to, or proximately caused, the death of the deceased person, the jury may award punitive damages to the surviving spouse and next of kin of the deceased person.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady
2/20/2015	House	First Reading
2/20/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/2/2015	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/19/2015	House	To Civil Process Subcommittee
3/27/2015	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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