Bill Text: IL HB0659 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the purpose of the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0659 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0659-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0659 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
745 ILCS 10/1-101.1 from Ch. 85, par. 1-101.1
Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Local Governmental and Governmental
Employees Tort Immunity Act is amended by changing Section
1-101.1 as follows:
(745 ILCS 10/1-101.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1-101.1)
Sec. 1-101.1. (a) The The purpose of this Act is to protect
local public entities and public employees from liability
arising from the operation of government. It grants only
immunities and defenses.
(b) Any defense or immunity, common law or statutory,
available to any private person shall likewise be available to
local public entities and public employees.
(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)