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type: "Bill"
title: "CD OF CIV PRO-JURY"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides for a jury of 6 in all jury cases where the claim for damages is $50,000 or less (instead of cases where the claim does not exceed $15,000) unless either party demands a jury of 12."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 174"
citation: "Illinois HB 174 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-11"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14f11f2a-dc8a-4582-ad1f-0f466cbbabf7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=174&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14353&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "5c51fcf0c505e5e46f8e7572de522ed5488a1507e0640e2797ea7bff5d581229"
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 174 (94th) — CD OF CIV PRO-JURY
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides for a jury of 6 in all jury cases where the claim for damages is $50,000 or less (instead of cases where the claim does not exceed $15,000) unless either party demands a jury of 12.
## 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=09400HB0174&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14353&DocNum=174&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0174eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14353&DocNum=174&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0174enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14353&DocNum=174&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- JoAnn D. Osmond — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-11** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2005-02-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-02-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
- **2005-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-02-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- **2005-03-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0206 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14f11f2a-dc8a-4582-ad1f-0f466cbbabf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).