---
type: "Bill"
title: "SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES-REPEAL"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals a provision regarding special interrogatories in verdicts. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2233"
citation: "Illinois HB 2233 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ace5a783-12e8-405d-a261-11b3df555606"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2233&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118016&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "3675cfdc619b60efaaf4d772a31ae08398f2f06d9648ec9de34399cad24b3365"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 2233 (101st) — SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES-REPEAL

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals a provision regarding special interrogatories in verdicts. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2233&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118016&DocNum=2233&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2233eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118016&DocNum=2233&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2233enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118016&DocNum=2233&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **74–37** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- André Thapedi — primary (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `filing`
- **2019-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2019-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
- **2019-03-20** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 002-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** Correctional Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** Judicial Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** Pension Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-20** State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-03-21** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
- **2019-03-21** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2019-03-21** Judicial Note Filed
- **2019-03-21** Pension Note Filed
- **2019-03-21** State Debt Impact Note Filed
- **2019-03-25** Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
- **2019-03-26** Balanced Budget Note Filed
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-04-02** Correctional Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-04-02** Home Rule Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2019-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2019-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-11** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 074-037-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2019-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2019-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2019-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2019
- **2019-05-08** Third Reading - Passed; 037-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2019
- **2019-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0184 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ace5a783-12e8-405d-a261-11b3df555606`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).