IL SB1437 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides limitations upon a non-expert's opinion or inference testimony. Sets forth requirements regarding: qualifications, testimony, disclosure, and compensation of expert witnesses; bases of expert opinion testimony; limitations on expert testimony; pretrial hearings and disclosures concerning expert witnesses; precedents to be followed in interpreting the new provisions; interlocutory appeals of rulings on the admissibility of expert evidence; standards to be followed by reviewing courts in determining the admissibility of expert testimony; and severability. Provides that the new provisions apply to actions commenced on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and pending actions in which a trial has not been scheduled or in which a trial has been scheduled more than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Title
CIV PRO-TESTIMONY RELIABILITY
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-13 | Senate | Session Sine Die |
| 2020-01-27 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman |
| 2019-03-22 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2019-03-05 | Senate | To Subcommittee on Tort Reform |
| 2019-02-20 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 2019-02-13 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2019-02-13 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2019-02-13 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | 5 | 8-2901 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2902 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2903 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2904 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2905 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2906 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2907 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2908 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2909 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | 8-2910 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 735 | 5 | Art. VIII Pt. 29 | New Code | See Bill Text |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1437&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1437.htm |
