---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-NAPRAPATH-MALPRACTICE"
description: "CIV PRO-NAPRAPATH-MALPRACTICE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 120"
citation: "Illinois SB 120 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 94
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e7ed611-dd36-45b0-a983-79fcb6ccf308"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "b29110b824fb6e3d5d6513fb9370c3a1ee8dd4326711b52727228428631b8f07"
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 SB 120 (90th) — CIV PRO-NAPRAPATH-MALPRACTICE

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0120** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0120LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BUGIELSKI — cosponsor (person)
- BURKE — cosponsor (person)
- BURZYNSKI — cosponsor (person)
- CULLERTON — cosponsor (person)
- DUDYCZ — cosponsor (person)
- MADIGAN,R — cosponsor (person)
- MAHAR — cosponsor (person)
- WOJCIK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-28T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** TO SUBCOMMITTEE
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 010-000-000 SJUD
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-13
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-14
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR DART
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** RE-ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW
- **1997-05-02T00:00:00-05:00** JUDICIAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-05-02T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW
- **1997-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED CROSS
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-001 HJUA
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** HOME RULE NOTE FILED
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED HRUL
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED HA 01
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 073-043-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CROSS
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BROSNAHAN
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DURKIN
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCOTT
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION NON-CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01-HAWKINSON
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SEN NON-CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - HSE AMEND NO 01/DART
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HSE REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HSE REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/DART,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** CURRIE, TURNER,ART
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL AND
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** JOHNSON,TOM
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** SEN ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/HAWKINSON,
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** DILLARD, PETKA,
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** CULLERTON, OBAMA
- **1997-10-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MAHAR
- **1997-10-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DUDYCZ
- **1997-10-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BURZYNSKI
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED HAWKINSON
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO MADIGAN
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/DART
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MADIGAN
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO BURKE
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO WOJCIK
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BUGIELSKI
- **1998-01-15T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MADIGAN
- **1998-01-15T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SJUD
- **1998-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MADIGAN
- **1998-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SJUD/008-000-000
- **1998-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/MADIGAN
- **1998-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/055-000-000
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO HEXC
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST (97-11-14)
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HEXC/012-000-000
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/116-000-000
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1998-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-05-01
- **1998-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0579

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e7ed611-dd36-45b0-a983-79fcb6ccf308`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).