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type: "Bill"
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title: "CITIZEN PARTICIPATION"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 1434"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1434 (95th)"
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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: 41
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-09"
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last_action: "2007-08-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d566737-3316-4a14-86dd-5f195725b9a7"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1434&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29519&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "e485bfae7ecd18f3d903e740b147304c7cee747a28ff77a84710a47cd1ce2b2b"
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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 SB 1434 (95th) — CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
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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.
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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=09500SB1434&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29519&DocNum=1434&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1434eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29519&DocNum=1434&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1434enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29519&DocNum=1434&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Greg Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
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- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-01** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
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- **2007-03-08** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
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- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
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- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
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- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
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- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000
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- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
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- **2007-04-20** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2007-04-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2007-04-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2007-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2007
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- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0506 `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/9d566737-3316-4a14-86dd-5f195725b9a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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