Illinois Senate Bill 232

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure pertaining 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

Sen. Jil Tracy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-31	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-31	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
735	5	2-801	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-802	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-803	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-808	New Code	See Bill Text
735	5	2-809	New Code	See Bill Text
735	5	2-810	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=232&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0232.htm