Bill Text: IL HB5044 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that all actions shall be tried in the county in which they are commenced, unless a statute specifically requires transfer to a different county (rather than except as otherwise provided by law). Abolishes the doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5044 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5044-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5044 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
735 ILCS 5/2-108 from Ch. 110, par. 2-108
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that all actions shall be tried in the county in which they are commenced, unless a statute specifically requires transfer to a different county (rather than except as otherwise provided by law). Abolishes the doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens.
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A BILL FOR
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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
changing Section 2-108 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/2-108) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-108)
Sec. 2-108. Place of trial. All actions shall be tried in
the county in which they are commenced, unless a statute
specifically requires transfer to a different county except as
otherwise provided by law.
The doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens is
abolished.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)