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Full Text of HB4752 100th General Assembly

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HB4752 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018
HB4752

Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

735 ILCS 5/2-2302 new
    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a settlement agreement in an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not include the following: (1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person abused; or (2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the person abused.

LRB100 18563 HEP 33783 b

A BILL FOR

HB4752 LRB100 18563 HEP 33783 b

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 2-2302 as follows:

6     (735 ILCS 5/2-2302 new)
7     Sec. 2-2302. Settlements in lawsuits involving minors.
8     (a) A settlement agreement in an action for damages for
9 personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not
10 include the following:
11         (1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person
12     abused; or
13         (2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the
14     person abused.
15     (b) As used in this Section, "childhood sexual abuse" has
16 the meaning provided in Section 13-202.2 of this Code.

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