IL SB0239 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the prohibition on the recovery of punitive damages in a legal malpractice action includes damages sought as compensatory damages which were assessed against the legal malpractice plaintiff or failed to be obtained by the legal malpractice plaintiff.
Title
PUNITIVE DAMAGES-LEGAL MALPRAC
Sponsors
| Sen. Jil Tracy [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-07 | Senate | Session Sine Die |
| 2023-01-31 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2023-01-31 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2023-01-31 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | 5 | 2-1115 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=239&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0239.htm |
