Illinois House Bill 17 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Deletes language providing that an action may be commenced in any county if all defendants are nonresidents of the State, and replaces it with language providing that if no defendants that are joined in good faith and with probable cause for the purpose of obtaining a judgment against them are residents of the State, an action may be commenced only in the county in which the transaction or some part thereof occurred out of which the cause of action arose. Makes various changes in provisions defining the residence of certain corporations, voluntary unincorporated associations, and partnerships. Deletes language providing that actions against an insurance company incorporated under the laws of this State or doing business in this State may be brought in any county in which the plaintiff or one of the plaintiffs resides. Provides that if no defendants are residents of this State, and the transaction, or some part thereof, out of which the cause of action arose did not occur in this State, the action must be dismissed for lack of proper venue. Makes changes in relation to motions claiming improper venue. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to actions filed on or after its effective date. Effective immediately.

CIV PRO-VENUE-RESIDENCE

Sen. Jil Tracy [R]	Rep. Dwight Kay [R]	Rep. Sidney Mathias [R]	Rep. Jim Watson [R]
Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2011-04-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
2011-04-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
2011-04-01	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
2011-03-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
2011-03-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-08	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2011-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2011-01-31	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
2011-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-01-12	House	First Reading
2010-12-28	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Jil Tracy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
735	5	2-101	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-102	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-103	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-104	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=17&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0017.htm