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Bill CIVIL LAW-TECH Amends the Civil Practice Law of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in any civil action involving a claim for money damages, a release must be tendered by the settling defendants to the plaintiff within 14 days of an agreement to the settlement, and in cases where the law requires court approval of the settlement, the plaintiff shall timely obtain court approval and tender to the defendant a copy of the order approving the settlement. Provides that a settling defendant shall pay all sums due to a settling plaintiff within 21 days of tender by the settling plaintiff to the settling defendant of a duly executed release (and, if required by law, a copy of the order approving the settlement), and provides that upon failure to pay, interest, calculated from the date of the release, shall accrue on the amount of the settlement and shall be payable to the settling plaintiff. Provides that the plaintiff is entitled to judgment without further notice against any settling defendant who has not timely paid. Provides that the new provisions apply to all civil actions involving a claim for money damages. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 98th SB 1912 Illinois SB 1912 (98th)
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Illinois SB 1912 (98th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Civil Practice Law of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in any civil action involving a claim for money damages, a release must be tendered by the settling defendants to the plaintiff within 14 days of an agreement to the settlement, and in cases where the law requires court approval of the settlement, the plaintiff shall timely obtain court approval and tender to the defendant a copy of the order approving the settlement. Provides that a settling defendant shall pay all sums due to a settling plaintiff within 21 days of tender by the settling plaintiff to the settling defendant of a duly executed release (and, if required by law, a copy of the order approving the settlement), and provides that upon failure to pay, interest, calculated from the date of the release, shall accrue on the amount of the settlement and shall be payable to the settling plaintiff. Provides that the plaintiff is entitled to judgment without further notice against any settling defendant who has not timely paid. Provides that the new provisions apply to all civil actions involving a claim for money damages. 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 — 3421 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence — 4013 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 4013 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 6750 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Ann Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
  • Jehan A. Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
  • Kwame Raoul — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2013-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul filing
  • 2013-02-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2013-02-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-03-05 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2013-03-12 Postponed - Judiciary
  • 2013-03-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
  • 2013-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul amendment-introduction
  • 2013-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2013-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2013-03-19 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2013-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
  • 2013-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul amendment-introduction
  • 2013-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2013-04-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
  • 2013-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary
  • 2013-04-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  • 2013-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul amendment-introduction
  • 2013-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2013-04-24 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2013-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2013
  • 2013-04-29 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013 reading-3
  • 2013-05-02 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 reading-3
  • 2013-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul amendment-introduction
  • 2013-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-05-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
  • 2013-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2013-05-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  • 2013-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-003-001
  • 2013-05-15 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2013-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Raoul amendment-passage
  • 2013-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2013-05-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  • 2013-05-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  • 2013-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 034-021-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2013-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2013-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2013-05-16 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2013-05-16 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  • 2013-05-16 First Reading reading-1
  • 2013-05-16 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-05-16 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2013
  • 2013-05-16 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2013-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2013-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  • 2013-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2013-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
  • 2013-05-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. amendment-introduction
  • 2013-05-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
  • 2013-05-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
  • 2013-05-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2013-05-22 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 010-006-000 committee-passage
  • 2013-05-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2013-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. amendment-introduction
  • 2013-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-05-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2013-05-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2013-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack amendment-introduction
  • 2013-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-05-24 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
  • 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2013-05-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2013-05-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
  • 2013-05-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 3 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • 2013-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Pension Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2013-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2013-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-050-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2013-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
  • 2013-05-28 Verified
  • 2013-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
  • 2013-05-28 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
  • 2013-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 29, 2013
  • 2013-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul filing
  • 2013-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul filing
  • 2013-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive referral-committee
  • 2013-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive referral-committee
  • 2013-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 010-004-000
  • 2013-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 010-004-000
  • 2013-05-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2013-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 040-013-000
  • 2013-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 040-013-000
  • 2013-05-30 Passed Both Houses
  • 2013-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2013-08-26 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2013-08-26 Effective Date January 1, 2014
  • 2013-08-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0548 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c0b59eb-8c43-438b-87a8-ab5475965293. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).