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| Bill | CITIZEN PARTICIPATION | Creates the Citizen Participation Act. Applies to motions in cases concerning SLAPP lawsuits (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) that have been filed to discourage citizen participation in government. Requires courts to decide those motions within 90 days. Provides that discovery is suspended pending a decision on the motion. Allows discovery on certain issues upon leave of court. Requires that the motion be granted and the claim dismissed unless the responding party produces clear and convincing evidence that the moving parties' acts are not immunized under this Act. Provides for attorney's fees and costs to be awarded to the prevailing moving party. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 1434 | Illinois SB 1434 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 41 | 2 | 2007-02-09 | 2007-08-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/9d566737-3316-4a14-86dd-5f195725b9a7 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1434&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29519&SessionID=51&GA=95 | e485bfae7ecd18f3d903e740b147304c7cee747a28ff77a84710a47cd1ce2b2b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1434 (95th) — CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Creates the Citizen Participation Act. Applies to motions in cases concerning SLAPP lawsuits (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) that have been filed to discourage citizen participation in government. Requires courts to decide those motions within 90 days. Provides that discovery is suspended pending a decision on the motion. Allows discovery on certain issues upon leave of court. Requires that the motion be granted and the claim dismissed unless the responding party produces clear and convincing evidence that the moving parties' acts are not immunized under this Act. Provides for attorney's fees and costs to be awarded to the prevailing moving party. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Greg Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
filing - 2007-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-09 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law
referral-committee - 2007-03-01 Held in Judiciary Civil Law
- 2007-03-08 Held in Judiciary Civil Law
- 2007-03-14 Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-22 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- 2007-03-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
- 2007-03-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000
- 2007-03-30 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
reading-3 - 2007-04-20 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-04-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
amendment-passage - 2007-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2007-04-20 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-04-23 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-23 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2007-04-24 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- 2007-04-24 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-24 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2007-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-28 Effective Date August 28, 2007
- 2007-08-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0506
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9d566737-3316-4a14-86dd-5f195725b9a7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).