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type: "Bill"
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title: "TOBACCO COMPANY-APPEAL BOND"
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description: "Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund, provides that in any civil litigation under any legal theory in which a judgment is entered against a signatory or a successor to a signatory of the Master Settlement Agreement, the appeal bond that the signatory or successor or another defendant may be required to post to stay execution on the judgment during the time that an appeal or discretionary review of the judgment is pending shall be set in accordance with the law and the rules of the court, except that in no case may the total amount of the appeal bond exceed $25,000,000, regardless of the total amount of the judgment. Authorizes a court order to prevent an appellant's dissipation or diversion of assets. Provides that these changes apply to any action pending on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "HB 276"
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citation: "Illinois HB 276 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 60
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2003-01-23"
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last_action: "2003-08-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65608424-69d6-4871-8692-ce9b5eb05509"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=276&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=601&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "0ca932ed56d67f3761acd9d26ac46f416a68e19a4621c327d1c15c4d305d8dd7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 276 (93rd) — TOBACCO COMPANY-APPEAL BOND
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Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund, provides that in any civil litigation under any legal theory in which a judgment is entered against a signatory or a successor to a signatory of the Master Settlement Agreement, the appeal bond that the signatory or successor or another defendant may be required to post to stay execution on the judgment during the time that an appeal or discretionary review of the judgment is pending shall be set in accordance with the law and the rules of the court, except that in no case may the total amount of the appeal bond exceed $25,000,000, regardless of the total amount of the judgment. Authorizes a court order to prevent an appellant's dissipation or diversion of assets. Provides that these changes apply to any action pending on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0276&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=601&DocNum=276&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0276eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=601&DocNum=276&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0276enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=601&DocNum=276&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **62–50** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **42–14** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **113–1** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **113–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barbara Flynn Currie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert S. Molaro `filing`
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- **2003-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-05** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
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- **2003-02-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-02-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-02-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-02-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-02-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-02-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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- **2003-02-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-050-003 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-02-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2003-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 19, 2003 `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2003-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-16** Postponed - Executive
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- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
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- **2003-05-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
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- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
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- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive
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- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 008-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2003-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2003
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- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
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- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Rules
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- **2003-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Schoenberg `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2003-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 042-014-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
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- **2003-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 and 2
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- **2003-05-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; Motion #1
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- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; Motion #1
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- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Revenue Committee; 009-000-000
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- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Revenue Committee; 009-000-000
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- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-001-002
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- **2003-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 113-001-002
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- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2004
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- **2003-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0446 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65608424-69d6-4871-8692-ce9b5eb05509`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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