Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Deletes provisions that a defendant may refuse to waive service of summons. Provides that if a defendant located within the United States fails, without good cause, to sign and return a waiver requested by a plaintiff located within the United States, the court must impose on the defendant (1) the expenses later incurred in making service and (2) the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, of any motion required to collect those service expenses.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Engrossed) 2026-06-01 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB1391 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2025-03-18	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2025-01-15	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2026-05-12	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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No supplemental documents for Illinois HB1391 currently on file.