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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6844   </title>
<shortdesc>REENACT 94-677 INSUR INTEREST</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Watson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>215 ILCS 5/155.18</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 767.18</aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/155.18a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/155.19</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 767.19</aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/1204</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 1065.904</aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-622</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 2-622</aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-1303</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 2-1303</aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-1704.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/8-1901</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 8-1901</aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/8-2006</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/8-2501</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 8-2501</aliasreference><reference>740 ILCS 180/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 70, par. 2</aliasreference><reference>745 ILCS 49/30</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Good Samaritan Act to reenact certain provisions of Public Act 94-677, which was declared to be unconstitutional. Includes explanatory and validation provisions. Makes changes relating to the reenactment, including revisory changes. Also makes these substantive changes: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to lower the rate of interest payable on judgments; to provide for annual indexing of those rates; and to delay the accrual of interest in certain cases where a federal Medicare lien may exist against the judgment. Amends the Wrongful Death Act to undo the changes made by Public Act 95-003: removes a reference to certain types of damages that may be included in a jury award and restores certain historic limitations on the amount of damages that may be awarded. Includes an inseverability provision. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>3/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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