Illinois House Bill 1464

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-28 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that any defendant whose fault is less than 50% (rather than 25%) of the total fault of all tortfeasors shall be severally liable for all other damages. Provides that any defendant whose fault is 50% (rather than 25%) or greater of the total fault of all tortfeasors shall be jointly and severally liable for all other damages. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to actions filed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.

CIV PRO-JOINT LIABILITY

Rep. Dan Ugaste [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-01-28	House	First Reading
2025-01-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
735	5	2-1117	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1464&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=157517&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=197307&DocName=10400HB1464&DocNum=1464&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=157517&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=