Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2872

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Bill Status of SB2872 95th General Assembly

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Short Description: ANTITRUST-ATTY GENL POWERS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. John J. Cullerton

House Sponsors
(Rep. John A. Fritchey - Lou Lang)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
10/7/2008	Senate	Bill Dead - Amendatory Veto

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

from Ch. 38, par. 60-7

740 ILCS 10/7.2

from Ch. 38, par. 60-7.2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act. Provides that the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the State, as parens patriae (protector of all those unable to protect themselves) on behalf of Illinois residents, to recover damages under the Illinois Antitrust Act or any comparable federal law. Provides that these granted powers are in addition to the Attorney General's parens patriae common law powers. Provides that no documentary material, transcripts of oral testimony, or answers to interrogatories (instead of no documentary material or transcripts of oral testimony) in the Attorney General's possession are available for inspection other then by an employee of the Attorney General or law enforcement officials at the federal, State, or local levels (instead of federal or local levels) without the consent of the person who furnished those materials. Provides that all documentary materials, transcripts, or answers to interrogatories shall be treated as if produced pursuant to a subpoena.

Governor Amendatory Veto Message
Recommends that the Attorney General be authorized to bring certain antitrust actions in the name of the State, as parens patriae on behalf of persons residing in this State, to recover “equitable and monetary relief” (instead of “damages”). Further recommends that any monetary relief recovered by the Attorney General in any such action, not otherwise payable to a party on whose behalf the action was commenced, shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2008	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/15/2008	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/28/2008	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law
3/6/2008	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000
3/6/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
3/13/2008	Senate	Second Reading
3/13/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2008
4/8/2008	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-000
4/8/2008	House	Arrived in House
4/8/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/8/2008	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
4/8/2008	House	First Reading
4/8/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/29/2008	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
5/1/2008	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
5/9/2008	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
5/14/2008	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000
5/14/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2008	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
5/21/2008	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/19/2008	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/18/2008	Senate	Governor Amendatory Veto
9/22/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 23, 2008
10/7/2008	Senate	Bill Dead - Amendatory Veto