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| Bill | CIV PRO-CHILD SEX ABUSE-LIMITS | Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse must be commenced within 20 (instead of 10) years of the date the limitation period begins to run or within 20 (instead of 5) years of the date the person abused discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should discover that the act of childhood sexual abuse occurred and the injury was caused by that abuse. The changes made apply to actions pending on the effective date as well as actions commenced on or after that date. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 6124 | Illinois HB 6124 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 48 | 3 | 2010-02-11 | 2010-07-19 | openstates | ocd-bill/58a3efb9-10ad-48ec-a9d7-37f61fcbefec | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6124&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52104&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 99ca40f4e1a406bb393d75e2d9eb9cfc52d5045994f704d1b92a193c20287f45 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 6124 (96th) — CIV PRO-CHILD SEX ABUSE-LIMITS
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse must be commenced within 20 (instead of 10) years of the date the limitation period begins to run or within 20 (instead of 5) years of the date the person abused discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should discover that the act of childhood sexual abuse occurred and the injury was caused by that abuse. The changes made apply to actions pending on the effective date as well as actions commenced on or after that date.
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
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Greg Harris — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2010-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris
filing - 2010-02-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-02-16 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
referral-committee - 2010-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2010-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-03-10 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-03-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-03-11 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-03-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-03-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2010-03-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2010-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- 2010-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2010-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2010-03-17 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2010-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2010-03-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-17 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-04-06 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2010-04-14 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- 2010-04-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2010-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2010-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
amendment-introduction - 2010-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-04-27 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2010
- 2010-04-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2010-04-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- 2010-04-30 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins
amendment-passage - 2010-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2010
- 2010-05-04 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-05-04 Arrived in House
introduction - 2010-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2010-05-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Greg Harris
- 2010-05-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-05-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- 2010-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- 2010-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-19 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-19 Effective Date January 1, 2011
- 2010-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1093
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/58a3efb9-10ad-48ec-a9d7-37f61fcbefec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).