---
type: "Bill"
title: "COURT OF CLAIMS-DELIBERATE PER"
description: "Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that the Court must rule on a claim filed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act or Illinois National Guardsman's Compensation Act within one year after the application for that claim is filed. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 361"
citation: "Illinois HB 361 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-28"
last_action: "2009-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae487b07-9d48-45b7-9ad6-bfe6d9869ffd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=361&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40577&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5a3c443a7e7d1e4baffac95cefc3c2d25350014d27b4e919946bf0c068d482ac"
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 361 (96th) — COURT OF CLAIMS-DELIBERATE PER

Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that the Court must rule on a claim filed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act or Illinois National Guardsman's Compensation Act within one year after the application for that claim is filed. 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=09600HB0361&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40577&DocNum=361&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0361eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40577&DocNum=361&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0361enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40577&DocNum=361&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan `filing`
- **2009-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2009-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2009-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Sponsor Removed Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2009
- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0080 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae487b07-9d48-45b7-9ad6-bfe6d9869ffd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).