Bill Text: IL HB3064 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Limitations Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that every civil claim or cause of action brought against any party alleging intentional or negligent acts or omissions by a person for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered as a result of conduct which would constitute a sex offense under the Criminal Code of 2012 or incest, which is barred as of the effective date of the amendatory Act because the applicable period of limitation has expired, is revived; and the action then may be commenced not earlier than 6 months after and not later than 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3064 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HB3064-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 13-202.4 as follows:
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6 | (735 ILCS 5/13-202.4 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 13-202.4. Adult and child sex offense revival. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Notwithstanding any provision of law that imposes a period of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | limitation to the contrary, every civil claim or cause of | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | action brought against any party alleging intentional or | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | negligent acts or omissions by a person for physical, | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | psychological, or other injury or condition suffered as a | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | result of conduct which would constitute a sex offense under | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or incest, which is | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | barred as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 104th General Assembly because the applicable period of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | limitation has expired, is hereby revived; and the action then | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | may be commenced not earlier than 6 months after and not later | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | than 18 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | of the 104th General Assembly. In any such claim or action, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | dismissal of a previous action, ordered before the effective | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, on | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | grounds that such previous action was time barred, shall not |
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1 | be grounds for dismissal of a revival action under this | ||||||
2 | Section. | ||||||
3 | The procedure for this Section shall be in accordance with | ||||||
4 | the Supreme Court's rules. |