IL SB2946 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the prohibition on the recovery of punitive damages in a legal malpractice action includes damages sought as compensatory damages which were assessed against the legal malpractice plaintiff or failed to be obtained by the legal malpractice plaintiff.
Title
PUNITIVE DAMAGES-LEGAL MALPRAC
Sponsors
| Sen. Jil Tracy [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-19 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2024-04-12 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024 |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | To Subcommittee on Special Issues |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | 5 | 2-1115 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2946&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2946.htm |
