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| Bill | CIV PRO-PRAYER FOR RELIEF | Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, except in personal injury actions, every count in every complaint and counterclaim must request specific remedies the party believes it should receive from the court. Provides that in a personal injury action, a party may not claim an amount of money unless necessary to comply with the circuit court rules about where a case is assigned. Provides that any complaint filed that contains an amount claimed shall be dismissed without prejudice. Provides that a party may request remedies from the court in the alternative. Provides that, except in the case of default, the remedies requested from the court do not limit the remedies available. Provides that in case of default, if a remedy is sought in the pleading that is beyond what the defaulted party requested, notice shall be given to the default party. Provides that the defendant is not prohibited from requesting from the plaintiff the amount of damages sought. Repeals a provision regarding prayer for relief. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 101st | SB 1526 | Illinois SB 1526 (101st) |
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enacted | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2019-02-15 | 2019-08-16 | openstates | ocd-bill/cb20cf22-02a3-41cf-ace5-3e6cbed1e4a0 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1526&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118491&SessionID=108&GA=101 | 7e82903038e5cd841fa7ec3939205fb0247f1701555bd783af2883c3b086ff96 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1526 (101st) — CIV PRO-PRAYER FOR RELIEF
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, except in personal injury actions, every count in every complaint and counterclaim must request specific remedies the party believes it should receive from the court. Provides that in a personal injury action, a party may not claim an amount of money unless necessary to comply with the circuit court rules about where a case is assigned. Provides that any complaint filed that contains an amount claimed shall be dismissed without prejudice. Provides that a party may request remedies from the court in the alternative. Provides that, except in the case of default, the remedies requested from the court do not limit the remedies available. Provides that in case of default, if a remedy is sought in the pleading that is beyond what the defaulted party requested, notice shall be given to the default party. Provides that the defendant is not prohibited from requesting from the plaintiff the amount of damages sought. Repeals a provision regarding prayer for relief.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Margo McDermed — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
filing - 2019-02-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-02-15 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2019-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2019-03-20 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- 2019-03-26 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2019-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
- 2019-03-28 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2019-03-28 Third Reading - Passed; 045-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2019-03-28 Arrived in House
introduction - 2019-03-28 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- 2019-03-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-03-28 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2019-04-09 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2019-04-24 To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
- 2019-05-01 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-05-01 Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- 2019-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-05-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-05-16 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2019-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2019-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- 2019-05-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2019-05-23 Passed Both Houses
- 2019-06-21 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-08-16 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2019-08-16 Effective Date January 1, 2020
- 2019-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0403
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb20cf22-02a3-41cf-ace5-3e6cbed1e4a0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).