Illinois Senate Bill 2768

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Coroner Division of the Counties Code. Provides that a county in which the body of a deceased person is found shall indemnify and hold harmless a pathologist who renders services under the provisions for all of the pathologist's conduct arising out of the pathologist's testimony as an expert witness in a criminal proceeding based on the service provided under the provisions, except actions involving willful and wanton misconduct of the pathologist. Conditions the duty of the county to indemnify a pathologist who rendered services under the provisions for a judgment recovered against the pathologist upon receiving notice of the filing of the action. Provides that, if a pathologist is made a party defendant to an action and the action against the pathologist is based upon the pathologist's conduct arising out of the pathologist's testimony as an expert witness in a criminal proceeding, then, within 10 days of service of process, the pathologist shall notify the county in which the body of a deceased person was found of the fact that the pathologist has been made a party defendant to the action. Includes requirements for the notice. Provides that the State's Attorney of the county in which the body of the deceased person is found may appear and defend on behalf of the pathologist.

INDEMNIFY COUNTY PATHOLOGIST

Sen. Christopher Belt [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-26	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2024-05-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 26, 2024
2024-05-24	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2024
2024-05-17	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
2024-05-03	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
2024-04-12	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-04-05	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-03-07	Senate	To Subcommittee on End of Life Issues
2024-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2024-01-17	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-01-17	Senate	First Reading
2024-01-17	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	5	3-3014	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2768&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2768.htm