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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4752 Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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. | |
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| | HB4752 | | LRB100 18563 HEP 33783 b |
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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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 2-2302 as follows:
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| 6 | | (735 ILCS 5/2-2302 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2-2302. Settlements in lawsuits involving minors. |
| 8 | | (a) A settlement agreement in an action for damages for |
| 9 | | personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not |
| 10 | | include the following: |
| 11 | | (1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person |
| 12 | | abused; or |
| 13 | | (2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the |
| 14 | | person abused. |
| 15 | | (b) As used in this Section, "childhood sexual abuse" has |
| 16 | | the meaning provided in Section 13-202.2 of this Code.
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