100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4752

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/2-2302 new

    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a settlement agreement in an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not include the following: (1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person abused; or (2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the person abused.


LRB100 18563 HEP 33783 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4752LRB100 18563 HEP 33783 b

1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
5Section 2-2302 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/2-2302 new)
7    Sec. 2-2302. Settlements in lawsuits involving minors.
8    (a) A settlement agreement in an action for damages for
9personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not
10include the following:
11        (1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person
12    abused; or
13        (2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the
14    person abused.
15    (b) As used in this Section, "childhood sexual abuse" has
16the meaning provided in Section 13-202.2 of this Code.