Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in a successful appeal under the Administrative Review Law of an adverse decision by a unit of local government, the court shall award the plaintiff all reasonable costs, including court costs and attorney's fees, associated with the appeal. Provides that if the court finds the decision by the unit of local government was clearly erroneous or that the plaintiff's rights to due process were abridged, the court may award the plaintiff all reasonable costs associated with the entire case dating back to the inception of the administrative proceeding.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1105 [SB2829 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2014-05-30	52	1	6	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2014-05-22	113	2	1	0	116	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2014-04-09	49	7	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View