Illinois Senate Bill 3637 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-19 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Removes provisions providing that: in all actions brought to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death resulting from or occasioned by the conduct of any other person or entity, whether by negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, intentional conduct, or strict liability of the other person or entity, the plaintiff shall recover prejudgment interest on specified damages and costs set forth in the judgment; neither the State nor a local public entity shall be liable to pay prejudgment interest; and for any personal injury or wrongful death occurring before July 1, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-6), the prejudgment interest shall begin to accrue on the later of July 1, 2021 or the date the action is filed.

CIV PRO-PREJUDGMENT INTEREST

Sen. Dan McConchie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-19	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2022-01-19	Senate	First Reading
2022-01-19	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan McConchie

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
735	5	2-1303	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3637&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB3637.htm