Illinois House Bill 5794 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-03 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to class actions. Adds additional requirements concerning: prerequisites to the maintenance of a class action (including provisions that a class action may be certified only if: the plurality of the class members are residents of Illinois or if the plurality of the class members were physically in Illinois when the cause of action arose; and a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy); where a class action may be brought; preliminary determinations to be made by the court; notice to the class; coupon and other noncash settlements; loss by class members under a proposed settlement; and attorney's fees.

CIV PRO-CLASS ACTIONS

Rep. Patricia Bellock [R]

Sen. Jil Tracy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-03		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2010-05-25		Motion to Sustain the Chair - Prevailed 068-048-000
2010-05-25		Shall the Chair be Sustained
2010-05-25		Appeal Ruling of Chair Rep. William B. Black
2010-05-25		Motion Discharge Committee Lost
2010-05-25		Chair Rules Motion Lost
2010-05-25		Objects to Motion Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2010-05-25		Motion Filed to Discharge Rules Committee Rep. William B. Black
2010-02-10		Referred to Rules Committee
2010-02-10		First Reading
2010-02-10		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jil Tracy

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5794&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB5794.htm