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Bill WRONGFUL DEATH-GRIEF DAMAGES Amends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that the jury may award damages for grief, sorrow, and mental suffering to the surviving spouse and next of kin of the deceased. Provides that any amount reduced from a contributorily negligent beneficiary's share of damages shall be distributed to the other beneficiaries in proportion to their respective degrees of dependency. Deletes language regarding limitations on the amount of damages. Applies to causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th HB 1798 Illinois HB 1798 (95th)
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Illinois HB 1798 (95th) — WRONGFUL DEATH-GRIEF DAMAGES

Amends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that the jury may award damages for grief, sorrow, and mental suffering to the surviving spouse and next of kin of the deceased. Provides that any amount reduced from a contributorily negligent beneficiary's share of damages shall be distributed to the other beneficiaries in proportion to their respective degrees of dependency. Deletes language regarding limitations on the amount of damages. Applies to causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. 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 — 31–23 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 63–52 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • James D. Brosnahan — primary (person)
  • Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-02-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey filing
  • 2007-02-23 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-02-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-006-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-03-15 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Brent Hassert
  • 2007-03-15 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Brent Hassert
  • 2007-03-15 Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Brent Hassert
  • 2007-03-21 Judicial Note Filed
  • 2007-03-27 Fiscal Note Filed
  • 2007-03-28 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
  • 2007-04-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. James D. Brosnahan amendment-introduction
  • 2007-04-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-04-18 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. James D. Brosnahan
  • 2007-04-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2007-04-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
  • 2007-04-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
  • 2007-04-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
  • 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
  • 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
  • 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2007-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2007-04-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-04-24 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. William B. Black
  • 2007-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. William B. Black
  • 2007-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. William B. Black
  • 2007-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2007-04-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
  • 2007-04-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2007-04-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
  • 2007-04-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-04-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
  • 2007-04-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  • 2007-04-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  • 2007-04-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
  • 2007-04-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 063-052-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-04-27 Verified
  • 2007-05-01 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2007-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-05-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  • 2007-05-01 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-05-01 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  • 2007-05-02 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  • 2007-05-02 Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law referral-committee
  • 2007-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2007-05-15 Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 006-004-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
  • 2007-05-16 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
  • 2007-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2007-05-17 Verified
  • 2007-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 031-023-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-17 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-05-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-05-31 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-05-31 Effective Date May 31, 2007
  • 2007-05-31 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0003 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/27dd961d-af99-40dd-97d0-5374eeeed5c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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