Illinois House Bill 3314

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on July 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0344
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Creates the Consumer Reciprocal Attorney's Fees Act. Defines "consumer contract" as any contract in which the money, property, or service that is the subject of the transaction is primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. Provides that if a consumer contract allows for the recovery of attorney's fees in an action brought to enforce the contract, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the defendant if the defendant prevails in the action. Provides that the Act applies to any action filed on or after the effective date of the Act where the amount claimed does not exceed the maximum amount of a judgment allowable for a small claim under the Illinois Supreme Court Rules, but does not apply if the plaintiff does not request attorney's fees in the complaint or if each party to the consumer contract was represented by counsel in the negotiation of the contract. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to apply to or limit the rights of any party to attorney's fees under any other contract or other provisions of State law.

CONSUMER CONTRACTS-ATTY FEES

Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]

Rep. Curtis Tarver [D]

Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass [D]

Sen. Michael Halpin [D]

2023-05-17 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-10 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 72 N: 40 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-28	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0344
2023-07-28	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-07-28	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-15	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-17	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-17	House	House Concurs
2023-05-17	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
2023-05-16	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
2023-05-15	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2023-05-11	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2023-05-11	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi
2023-05-10	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2023-05-10	House	Arrived in House
2023-05-10	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2023-05-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2023-05-10	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halpin
2023-05-10	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2023-05-10	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-000-000
2023-05-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2023
2023-05-04	Senate	Second Reading
2023-05-04	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2023-04-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023
2023-04-19	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
2023-04-12	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2023-03-23	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-23	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-23	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2023-03-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-23	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-22	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-040-000
2023-03-16	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-16	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-001-000
2023-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
2023-03-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3314&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3314.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3314eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3314enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0344.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3314sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB3314_03222023_056000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB3314_05102023_034000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB3314sam001_05172023_045000C.pdf