Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 5/17/2023
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3062
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3062 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 2. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 2-101.5 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (735 ILCS 5/2-101.5 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 2-101.5. Venue in actions asserting constitutional | ||||||
8 | claims against the State. | ||||||
9 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, if | ||||||
10 | an action is brought against the State on or after the | ||||||
11 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | ||||||
12 | Assembly asserting a cause of action for a violation of the | ||||||
13 | Constitution of the State of Illinois, venue in that action is | ||||||
14 | proper only in the County of Sangamon and the County of Cook. | ||||||
15 | (b) The doctrine of forum non conveniens does not apply to | ||||||
16 | actions subject to this Section. |
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1 | (c) As used in this Section, "State" has the meaning given | ||||||
2 | to that term in Section 1 of the State Employee | ||||||
3 | Indemnification Act.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.".
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