PARENTL RESPONSIBILITY-DAMAGES Senate SponsorsSen. Michael Noland House Sponsors(Rep. Careen M Gordon) 8/26/2008SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0914 740 ILCS 115/3740 ILCS 115/5from Ch. 70, par. 55Amends the Parental Responsibility Law. Increases the limitation on damages recoverable under that Law, from $20,000 to $200,000.Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Parental Responsibility Law. Provides that reasonable attorney's fees may be awarded up to $15,000 in an action against a parent or legal guardian of a minor for actual damages caused by the willful or malicious acts of the minor. Provides that recovery for damages shall be limited to $20,000 for the first act and $30,000 if the minor exhibits a pattern or practice of willful or malicious conduct. Provides that the provisions concerning liability and limitations on damages shall apply to causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. 9/18/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland 9/18/2007SenateFirst Reading 9/18/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/7/2008SenateAssigned to Judiciary Civil Law 2/21/2008SenateHeld in Judiciary Civil Law 2/28/2008SenateHeld in Judiciary Civil Law 3/6/2008SenateHeld in Judiciary Civil Law 3/13/2008SenateDo Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 007-001-001 3/13/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008 4/2/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland 4/2/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 4/9/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law 4/10/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Judiciary Civil Law 4/10/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland 4/10/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland 4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules 4/15/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law 4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000 4/16/2008SenateSecond Reading 4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Noland 4/16/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2008 4/17/2008SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 4/17/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/17/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/17/2008HouseArrived in House 4/17/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/20/2008HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon 5/20/2008HouseFirst Reading 5/20/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/21/2008HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008 5/21/2008HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 5/23/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008 5/28/2008HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 5/28/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/28/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/28/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/30/2008HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 5/30/2008SenatePassed Both Houses 6/27/2008SenateSent to the Governor 8/26/2008SenateGovernor Approved 8/26/2008SenateEffective Date January 1, 2009 8/26/2008SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0914