---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-DECEDENT PARTY LAWSUIT"
description: "CIV PRO-DECEDENT PARTY LAWSUIT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 297"
citation: "Illinois HB 297 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 90
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-07-14T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aac7769f-caaa-4d21-8ce2-3057ab1d2f07"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "eb31f4f943bf5d1b5e29b280b134d89cd798197e003d950836863f1a1a7e86ca"
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 297 (90th) — CIV PRO-DECEDENT PARTY LAWSUIT

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0297** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0297LV.html)

## Sponsors

- DART — cosponsor (person)
- GASH — cosponsor (person)
- LANG — cosponsor (person)
- LOPEZ — cosponsor (person)
- O'MALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- SCHOENBERG — cosponsor (person)
- SEVERNS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-05T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HJUA
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-17
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR O'MALLEY
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUDICIARY S
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SJUD
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-04-25
- **1997-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SEVERNS
- **1997-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-04-30
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/007-000-000
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/007-000-000
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO TABLE AMENDMENT - PREVAILED 02
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-16
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,03
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO DART
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/DART
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO RULES COMMITTEE/RULE 75(A) 01 `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 03/DART
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,03
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LOPEZ
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01/003-002-000
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/105-012-000
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 03
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 03
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 03/O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 03
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST/O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/O'MALLEY,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HAWKINSON, PETKA,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** CULLERTON, SEVERNS
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/DART,
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** LANG, HANNIG,
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL & CROSS
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/118-000-000
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/008-000-000
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/O'MALLEY
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/058-000-000
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-06T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-07-14T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-07-14T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-07-14
- **1997-07-14T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0111

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aac7769f-caaa-4d21-8ce2-3057ab1d2f07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).