Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2556

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that certain attorney's fees shall be excluded from the demand given under specified provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in any litigation or arbitration between a unit owner and the association or its board of managers or any individual member of the association or its board of managers regarding specified disputes, if the unit owner is deemed by the court or arbitrator to be the substantially prevailing party, then the court or the arbitrator shall award to the unit owner from the non-prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the unit owner in the litigation or arbitration.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that in any litigation or arbitration brought by a unit owner against the association or its board of managers or any individual member of the association or its board of managers regarding specified disputes, the court or the arbitrator shall award to the prevailing party from the non-prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the prevailing party in the litigation or arbitration.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2018	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2/6/2018	Senate	First Reading
2/6/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/14/2018	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2/27/2018	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
3/9/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
3/9/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/13/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
4/10/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/11/2018	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-001-001
4/11/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018
4/18/2018	Senate	Second Reading
4/18/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 19, 2018
4/24/2018	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 031-017-002
4/24/2018	House	Arrived in House
4/24/2018	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
4/24/2018	House	First Reading
4/24/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/2/2018	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
5/9/2018	House	To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
5/9/2018	House	Substitute House Sponsorship Request Filed Pursuant Rule 37(c) - Sen. Laura Murphy
5/9/2018	House	Substitute House Sponsorship Request Referred to Rules Committee
5/16/2018	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 002-001-000
5/16/2018	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
5/16/2018	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Judiciary - Civil Committee; 005-004-000
5/16/2018	House	Remains in Judiciary - Civil Committee
5/17/2018	House	Substitute House Sponsorship Request Accepted No Action Taken by Rules
5/17/2018	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Martin J. Moylan
5/25/2018	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
5/31/2018	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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