PANKAU-PERSICO. (SULLIVAN-DILLARD) 740 ILCS 180/2.1 from Ch. 70, par. 2.1 755 ILCS 5/19-14 new Amends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that, if there is more than one special administrator appointed and one of the administrators is a corporation qualified to act as a representative of the estate of a decedent and if the compensation of the attorney representing the special administrators is solely determined under a contingent fee arrangement, the special administrator which is a corporation shall not participate in or have any duty to review the prosecution of the action, to participate in or review the appropriateness of any settlement of the action, or to participate in or review any determination of the appropriateness of any fees awarded to the attorney. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that, if there is more than one administrator or executor of a decedent's estate and one of the administrators or executors is a corporation qualified to act as a representative of the estate of a decedent and if the administrators or executors of the decedent's estate appear for and represent the estate in a legal proceeding in which the compensation of the attorney representing the administrators or executors is solely determined under a contingent fee arrangement, the administrator or executor which is a corporation shall not participate in or have any duty to review the prosecution of the action, to participate in or review the appropriateness of any settlement of the action, or to participate in or review any determination of the appropriateness of any fees awarded to the attorney. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the nonparticipation by the administrator or executor that is a corporation shall be "upon petition and approval by the court" (instead of "without impairing the power of the court"). FEB-22-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-22-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-22-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-23-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW MAR-08-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUA MAR-08-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-29-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-PERSICO MAR-29-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-29-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE APR-06-2001 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO PANKAU APR-06-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR PERSICO APR-06-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-PERSICO APR-06-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 APR-06-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-PERSICO APR-06-2001 H ADOPTED APR-06-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-06-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 107-000-000 APR-10-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-10-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-04-17 APR-18-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR SULLIVAN APR-18-2001 S FIRST READING APR-18-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-25-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY MAY-01-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DILLARD MAY-02-2001 S POSTPONED MAY-09-2001 S DO PASS 011-000-000 SJUD MAY-09-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-05-10 MAY-10-2001 S SECOND READING MAY-10-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-05-11 MAY-17-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 MAY-17-2001 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES JUN-14-2001 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AUG-09-2001 H GOVERNOR APPROVED AUG-09-2001 H EFFECTIVE DATE 01-08-09 AUG-09-2001 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0288 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary