Bill Text: IL HB5797 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, unless the inclusion of sensitive data is required by law or rule, if a party receiving money from a settlement is a minor or a person with a disability, or was a minor when the action was filed, the terms of the settlement shall be sealed or the settlement shall redact sensitive information, as the court in its discretion shall rule in order to protect the interests of the party receiving the settlement money.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-10 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5797 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5797-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5797 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
735 ILCS 5/2-2302 new
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, unless the inclusion of sensitive data is required by law or rule, if a party receiving money from a settlement is a minor or a person with a disability, or was a minor when the action was filed, the terms of the settlement shall be sealed or the settlement shall redact sensitive information, as the court in its discretion shall rule in order to protect the interests of the party receiving the settlement money.
LRB101 21576 LNS 72502 b
A BILL FOR
HB5797 LRB101 21576 LNS 72502 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. Privacy of information in certain
settlements. Unless the inclusion of sensitive data is required
by law or rule, if a party receiving money from a settlement is
a minor or a person with a disability, or was a minor when the
action was filed, the terms of the settlement shall be sealed
or the settlement shall redact sensitive information, as the
court in its discretion shall rule in order to protect the
interests of the party receiving the settlement money. As used
in this Section, "sensitive information" includes:
(1) personal identity information as defined in
Supreme Court Rule 138; and
(2) the birth date, home address, and name of any
person who was a minor when the action was filed.