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type: "Bill"
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title: "MANDATORY ARBITRATION"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "SB 277"
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citation: "Illinois SB 277 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael Halpin", "Scott M. Bennett"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-19"
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last_action: "2021-07-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6c7260b-8d6c-4692-8650-6d507441f211"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=277&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=131287&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "d56e00fe01ce41d60a33c3e945227a7a4d1e315b2cbdcbf07a2425e123e8ab5d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 277 (102nd) — MANDATORY ARBITRATION
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0277.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0277eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0277enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michael Halpin — primary (person)
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- Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett `filing`
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- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2021
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- **2021-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 25, 2021
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- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
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- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-05** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
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- **2021-05-12** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
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- **2021-05-14** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-09** Effective Date July 9, 2021
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- **2021-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0089 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6c7260b-8d6c-4692-8650-6d507441f211`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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