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92_HB0811

 
                                               LRB9204193DJgc

 1        AN ACT in relation to contracts.

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

 4        Section  1.   Short  title.  This Act may be cited as the
 5    Building and Construction Contract Act.

 6        Section 5.  Definition.  In this Act:
 7        "Building and construction contract" means a contract for
 8    the design, construction, alteration, improvement, repair, or
 9    maintenance of real property, highways, roads, or bridges.

10        Section 10.  Application of laws  of  another  state.   A
11    provision  contained  in  or  executed  in  connection with a
12    building  and  construction  contract  to  be  performed   in
13    Illinois  that  makes  the  contract  subject  to the laws of
14    another state or that requires any  litigation,  arbitration,
15    or  dispute  resolution  to  take  place  in another state is
16    against  public  policy.   Such  a  provision  is  void   and
17    unenforceable.

18        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
19    becoming law.

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