IL HB1391 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-06-01 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-06-01 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Deletes provisions that a defendant may refuse to waive service of summons. Provides that if a defendant located within the United States fails, without good cause, to sign and return a waiver requested by a plaintiff located within the United States, the court must impose on the defendant (1) the expenses later incurred in making service and (2) the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, of any motion required to collect those service expenses.
Title
REFUSAL WAIVE SERVICE SUMMONS
Sponsors
| Rep. Mary Canty [D] | Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D] | Rep. Bob Morgan [D] | Rep. Michelle Mussman [D] |
| Sen. Laura Fine [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-02-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 106 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - House - House Judiciary - Civil Committee (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - House - House Judiciary - Civil Committee (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| 2026-05-15 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 |
| 2026-05-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 2026-05-12 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-12 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2026-05-08 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2026 |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-01-28 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | 5 | 2-213 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
