Illinois Senate Bill 235

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to ensure that any Act enacted in the State shall not create a private right of action unless such a right is expressly stated in that Act. Provides that any Act enacted in the State creating a private right of action shall contain express language providing for such a right and that courts shall not construe a statute to imply a private right of action in the absence of such express language. Provides that the Act applies to any action that has not yet been initiated or is pending on the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.

TRANSPARENCY LAWSUITS PROTECT

Sen. Jil Tracy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-31	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-31	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=235&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0235.htm