Bill Title: Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that certain civil actions against the Chicago Transit Authority must be commenced within one year (instead of 6 months) from the date the injury was received or the cause of action accrued. Provides that, if the Authority is notified in writing later than one year (instead of 6 months) from the date the injury occurred or the cause of action arose, then the Authority is not obligated to furnish a copy of the statute to the person. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to causes of action that accrue on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2271 Detail]

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