Illinois Senate Bill 1438 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if none of the parties joined in good faith as defendants in a civil case are residents of this State, an action against those defendants may be commenced in this State only in the county in which the transaction out of which the cause of action arose, or some part of that transaction, occurred. Provides that a corporation organized under the laws of or authorized to do business in this State is a resident only of any county in which it has its registered office or other office (rather than being a resident of any county in which it does business). Makes similar changes regarding partnerships and voluntary unincorporated associations. Deletes language providing that an insurance company incorporated under the laws of or doing business in this State may be sued in any county in which one of the plaintiffs resides. Provides that, if none of the defendants in a civil action are residents of this State, and no part of the transaction out of which the action arose occurred in this State, the action must be dismissed for lack of proper venue. Makes other changes. Provides that the changes apply to causes of action filed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.

CIV PRO-VENUE CORPORATIONS

Sen. Jil Tracy [R]

Sen. Jason Barickman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-01-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
2019-03-22	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2019-03-05	Senate	To Subcommittee on Tort Reform
2019-02-20	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2019-02-13	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-02-13	Senate	First Reading
2019-02-13	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
735	5	2-101	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-102	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-103	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	2-104	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1438&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1438.htm