Illinois House Bill 4080 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
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
2025-01-07	House	Session Sine Die
2024-04-05	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-14	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2023-05-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-05-10	House	First Reading
2023-05-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan 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.asp?DocNum=4080&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB4080.htm