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Bill Status of SB2657 94th General Assembly

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Short Description: CD OF CIV PRO-PUNITIVE DAMAGES

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

735 ILCS 5/2-1115

from Ch. 110, par. 2-1115

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that any judgment or award of non-economic damages in healing art and legal malpractice cases in excess of 100% of the economic damages shall be presumed punitive, exemplary, vindictive, or aggravated in violation of the prohibition against the award of punitive damages in healing art and legal malpractice cases and of public policy.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
1/20/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
1/20/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/20/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/1/2006	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2/8/2006	Senate	Held in Judiciary
2/15/2006	Senate	Held in Judiciary
2/17/2006	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

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