IL HB5484 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-03 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-03 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a non-expert's opinion or inference testimony is limited to opinions or inferences that are rationally based on his or her perception, helpful to a clear understanding of his or her testimony or the determination of a fact in issue, and not based on scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge. Sets forth requirements regarding: qualifications, testimony, disclosure, and compensation of expert witnesses; bases of expert opinion testimony; limitations on expert testimony; pre-trial hearings and disclosures concerning expert witnesses; precedents to be followed in interpreting the new provisions; interlocutory appeals of rulings on the admissibility of expert evidence; standards to be followed by reviewing courts in determining the admissibility of expert testimony; severability; and other matters. Applies to actions commenced on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and pending actions in which a trial has not been scheduled or in which a trial has been scheduled more than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Title
CIV PRO-TESTIMONY RELIABILITY
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-03 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock | |
| 2010-06-03 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos | |
| 2010-05-25 | Motion to Sustain the Chair - Prevailed 068-048-000 | |
| 2010-05-25 | Shall the Chair be Sustained | |
| 2010-05-25 | Appeal Ruling of Chair Rep. William B. Black | |
| 2010-05-25 | Motion Discharge Committee Lost | |
| 2010-05-25 | Chair Rules Motion Lost | |
| 2010-05-25 | Objects to Motion Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie | |
| 2010-05-25 | Motion Filed to Discharge Rules Committee Rep. William B. Black | |
| 2010-03-15 | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee | |
| 2010-02-09 | Assigned to Executive Committee | |
| 2010-02-05 | Referred to Rules Committee | |
| 2010-02-05 | First Reading | |
| 2010-02-04 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5484&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB5484.htm |
