SB2803 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2803

Introduced 2/5/2004, by David Luechtefeld

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

735 ILCS 5/2-1702

from Ch. 110, par. 2-1702

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definitions of "economic loss" and "non-economic loss".

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning civil procedure.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by changing Section 2-1702 as follows:

(735 ILCS 5/2-1702) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1702)

(Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89-7, which has been held unconstitutional)

Sec. 2-1702. Economic loss; non-economic loss. Economic/Non-Economic Loss. As used in this Part:

(a) "Economic loss" means all pecuniary harm for which damages are recoverable.

(b) "Non-economic loss" means loss of consortium and all nonpecuniary harm for which damages are recoverable, including, without limitation, damages for pain and suffering, inconvenience, disfigurement, and physical impairment.

(Source: P.A. 84-7.)