Illinois House Bill 665 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Limitations on Actions for Negligent Hiring Act. Provides that a cause of action may not be brought against a party solely for hiring an employee or independent contractor who has been convicted of a nonviolent, non-sexual offense. Provides that in a negligent hiring action for the acts of an employee or independent contractor, the fact that the employee or independent contractor was convicted of a nonviolent, non-sexual offense before the beginning of the employee's or independent contractor's employment or contractual obligation may not be introduced into evidence. Provides that the new provisions do not preclude any existing cause of action for failure of an employer or other person to provide adequate supervision of an employee or independent contractor, except that the fact that the employee or independent contractor has been convicted of a nonviolent, non-sexual criminal offense may be introduced into evidence in the suit only if: (1) the employer knew of the conviction or was grossly negligent in not knowing of the conviction; and (2) the conviction was directly related to the nature of the employee's or independent contractor's work and the conduct that gave rise to the alleged injury that is the basis of the suit. Provides exceptions in certain situations.

NEGLIGENT HIRING-LIMITATIONS

Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Keith Wheeler [R]
Rep. Jeanne Ives [R]	Rep. Randy Frese [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
2017-03-31	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-31	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-21	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2017-03-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison
2017-03-14	House	To Workforce Reconciliation Subcommittee
2017-03-08	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2017-03-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
2017-03-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2017-03-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2017-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
2017-02-24	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2017-02-23	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 To Workforce Reconciliation Subcommittee
2017-02-23	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2017-02-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison
2017-02-08	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2017-01-25	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-01-25	House	First Reading
2017-01-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=665&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0665.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0665ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0665ham002.htm