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type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-SETTLMNT INMATE-VICTIM"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that whenever there is a settlement with or a verdict or judgment against a county, county sheriff, or county employee of $500 or more with a person for damages incurred while the person was incarcerated in a county jail, the sheriff shall notify the State's Attorney who in turn shall notify any victim of a crime for which the person was taken into custody that there has been that type of settlement, verdict, or judgment. Provides that the State's Attorney shall advise the victim of the rights which the victim may have against the person, but the State's Attorney shall not file a civil action for the victim."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4450"
citation: "Illinois HB 4450 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2008-01-16"
last_action: "2008-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/baed3cf0-856d-4347-a8f2-b1f0b8ea1cf1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4450&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35028&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "fcba84d6c4739a80f95f95f219b5868e93806a6601e56133ae64ab3dfc5e3f46"
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 4450 (95th) — CIV PRO-SETTLMNT INMATE-VICTIM
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that whenever there is a settlement with or a verdict or judgment against a county, county sheriff, or county employee of $500 or more with a person for damages incurred while the person was incarcerated in a county jail, the sheriff shall notify the State's Attorney who in turn shall notify any victim of a crime for which the person was taken into custody that there has been that type of settlement, verdict, or judgment. Provides that the State's Attorney shall advise the victim of the rights which the victim may have against the person, but the State's Attorney shall not file a civil action for the victim.
## 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=09500HB4450&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35028&DocNum=4450&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4450eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35028&DocNum=4450&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4450enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35028&DocNum=4450&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **540** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **1130** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mike Fortner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-01-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2008-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2008-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 6, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2008-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-15** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2008-09-08** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 10, 2008
- **2008-09-08** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-09-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-10** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 113-000-000
- **2008-09-22** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 22, 2008
- **2008-09-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-09-22** Sponsor Removed Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-09-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2008-09-22** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-09-22** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-22** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 054-000-000
- **2008-09-22** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- **2008-09-25** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-09-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0975 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/baed3cf0-856d-4347-a8f2-b1f0b8ea1cf1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).