IL HB5795 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-25 - Motion to Sustain the Chair - Prevailed 068-048-000
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 10 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-25 - Motion to Sustain the Chair - Prevailed 068-048-000
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in actions arising out of bodily injury, death, or damage to property based on negligence or product liability based on strict tort liability there will not be joint and several liability, rather when more than one defendant is found to be liable, a defendant will only be liable for that percentage of the plaintiff's damages, found by the trier of fact, that the defendant's percentage of contributory fault, found by the trier of fact, represents. Provides that those provisions do not apply when the plaintiff is barred from recovering damages because the plaintiff's contributory fault is more than 50% of the proximate cause of the injury, death, or damage to property. Amends the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act requiring, in the event that the obligation of one or more tortfeasors is uncollectible, the remaining tortfeasors to share, pro rata, the unpaid portion. Repeals Section stating that a plaintiff's right to recover the full amount of his or her tort judgment from any one or more defendants is unaffected by the Contribution Act.
Title
CIV PRO-JNT SEVERALLY LIABLE
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 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. Ron Stephens |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5795&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB5795.htm |
