100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2523

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
710 ILCS 5/1  from Ch. 10, par. 101

    Amends the Uniform Arbitration Act. Provides that no agreement to arbitrate any liability arising out of the employment of a seaman, master, or crew member of any vessel is binding or enforceable. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning alternate dispute resolution.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Uniform Arbitration Act is amended by
5changing Section 1 as follows:
 
6    (710 ILCS 5/1)  (from Ch. 10, par. 101)
7    Sec. 1. Validity of arbitration agreement. A written
8agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or
9a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any
10controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid,
11enforceable and irrevocable save upon such grounds as exist for
12the revocation of any contract, except that: (1) any agreement
13between a patient and a hospital or health care provider to
14submit to binding arbitration a claim for damages arising out
15of (A) (1) injuries alleged to have been received by a patient,
16or (B) (2) death of a patient, due to hospital or health care
17provider negligence or other wrongful act, but not including
18intentional torts, is also subject to the Health Care
19Arbitration Act; and (2) no agreement to arbitrate any
20liability associated with or arising out of the employment of
21any seaman, master, or member of the crew of any vessel is
22binding or enforceable.
23(Source: P.A. 80-1012; 80-1031.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.