Bill Text: IL HB4752 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a settlement agreement in an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not include the following: (1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person abused; or (2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the person abused.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4752 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4752-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4752 Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
735 ILCS 5/2-2302 new
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a settlement agreement in an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not include the following: (1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person abused; or (2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the person abused.
LRB100 18563 HEP 33783 b
A BILL FOR
HB4752 LRB100 18563 HEP 33783 b
AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
Section 2-2302 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/2-2302 new)
Sec. 2-2302. Settlements in lawsuits involving minors.
(a) A settlement agreement in an action for damages for
personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not
include the following:
(1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person
abused; or
(2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the
person abused.
(b) As used in this Section, "childhood sexual abuse" has
the meaning provided in Section 13-202.2 of this Code.