SB3726enr 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3726 Enrolled LRB097 19704 AJO 64961 b

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by changing Section 8-701 as follows:

(735 ILCS 5/8-701) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-701)

Sec. 8-701. Broadcast or televised testimony. No witness shall be compelled to testify in any proceeding conducted by a court, commission, administrative agency or other tribunal in this State if any portion of his or her testimony is to be broadcast or televised or if motion pictures are to be taken of him or her while he or she is testifying. This Section shall not apply to judicial proceedings.

(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/2-1008A rep.)

Section 10. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by repealing Section 2-1008A.

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