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Bill MANDATORY ARBITRATION Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Allows the Supreme Court to provide for mandatory arbitration of civil actions as the Court deems appropriate in order to expedite in a less costly manner any litigation wherein a party asserts a claim not exceeding $75,000 (rather than $50,000) or any lesser amount as authorized by the Supreme Court. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd SB 277 Illinois SB 277 (102nd)
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Illinois SB 277 (102nd) — MANDATORY ARBITRATION

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Allows the Supreme Court to provide for mandatory arbitration of civil actions as the Court deems appropriate in order to expedite in a less costly manner any litigation wherein a party asserts a claim not exceeding $75,000 (rather than $50,000) or any lesser amount as authorized by the Supreme Court. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1110 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Michael Halpin — primary (person)
  • Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-19 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett filing
  • 2021-02-19 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-02-19 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-02-24 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2021-03-09 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2021
  • 2021-03-24 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2021-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 25, 2021
  • 2021-04-21 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-22 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2021-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
  • 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-04-28 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-05 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-05-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
  • 2021-05-12 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
  • 2021-05-12 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
  • 2021-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
  • 2021-05-14 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day reading-3
  • 2021-05-21 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-05-21 Passed Both Houses
  • 2021-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-07-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2021-07-09 Effective Date July 9, 2021
  • 2021-07-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0089 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d6c7260b-8d6c-4692-8650-6d507441f211. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).