CIVIL LAW-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Ira I. Silverstein-James A. DeLeo House Sponsors(Rep. Lou Lang) 8/19/2008SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0865 735 ILCS 5/1-105from Ch. 110, par. 1-105Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement of the Code.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:735 ILCS 5/1-105Adds reference to:735 ILCS 5/2-209from Ch. 110, par. 2-209735 ILCS 5/12-621from Ch. 110, par. 12-621Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the courts of this State have personal jurisdiction over a person who obtains a judgment in a defamation action outside the United States against a person who is a resident of Illinois or, if not a natural person, has its principal place of business in Illinois, for the purposes of rendering declaratory relief with respect to that resident's liability for the judgment, or for the purpose of determining whether the judgment should be deemed non-recognizable pursuant to the U.S. constitution, provided: (1) the publication was published in Illinois, and (2) that resident (i) has assets in Illinois which might be used to satisfy the foreign defamation judgment, or (ii) may have to take actions in Illinois to comply with the foreign defamation judgment. Provides that this applies to defamation judgments rendered outside the U.S. prior to, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides an additional condition under which a foreign judgment need not be recognized: if the action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the U.S., unless a court sitting in this State first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign jurisdiction provides at least as much protection for freedom of speech and the press as provided for by both the United States and Illinois constitutions. Effective immediately. 2/15/2008SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. 2/15/2008SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2008SenateReferred to Rules 3/5/2008SenateAssigned to Executive 3/12/2008SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo 3/13/2008SenateDo Pass Executive; 008-005-000 3/13/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008 4/1/2008SenateSecond Reading 4/1/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008 4/2/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. 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 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 4/15/2008SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 4/15/2008SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/15/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; E. Jones 4/15/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/15/2008SenateThird Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 4/15/2008HouseArrived in House 4/15/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/17/2008HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 4/17/2008HouseFirst Reading 4/17/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/1/2008HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 5/9/2008HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008 5/14/2008HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-001-000 5/14/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2008HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 5/22/2008SenatePassed Both Houses 6/20/2008SenateSent to the Governor 8/19/2008SenateGovernor Approved 8/19/2008SenateEffective Date August 19, 2008 8/19/2008SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0865