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1     AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
5 Section 15-1501.5 as follows:
 
6     (735 ILCS 5/15-1501.5 new)
7     Sec. 15-1501.5. Return from combat stay. In addition to
8 any rights and obligations provided under the federal Service
9 members Civil Relief Act, whenever it is determined in a
10 foreclosure proceeding that the mortgagor defendant is a person
11 who was deployed to a combat or combat support posting while on
12 active military duty and serving overseas within the previous
13 12 months, the court must stay the proceedings for a period of
14 90 days upon application to the court by the mortgagor
15 defendant. "Active military duty" means, for purposes of this
16 Section, service on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces
17 of the United States, the Illinois National Guard, or any
18 reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.