101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2839

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/3-101.5 new
735 ILCS 5/3-110  from Ch. 110, par. 3-110

    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that unless the action is governed by the procedures or provisions of another statute, a person suffering legal wrong because of a final administrative decision, or adversely affected or aggrieved by a final administrative decision, is entitled to judicial review of the final administrative decision to the same extent, with the same rights and the same responsibilities, as a person who is a party, except that a person seeking judicial review is not entitled to relief if there was a previous public hearing at which the person failed to present his or her position. Provides that to the extent necessary, such a person may provide new or additional evidence to the court for the limited purpose of demonstrating the legal wrong or adverse effect or impairment that he or she has experienced or may experience as a result of the final administrative decision. Provides that the right to judicial review under the new provisions is limited to final administrative permitting decisions made by the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Public Health, or Department of Transportation that impact the public trust in the waters and lands of this State, State parks or natural areas, threatened or endangered species, surface or ground water quality, air quality, or other matters affecting the right to a healthful environment under the Illinois Constitution. Makes a corresponding change in a Section concerning scope of review. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
5changing Section 3-110 and by adding Section 3-101.5 as
6follows:
 
7    (735 ILCS 5/3-101.5 new)
8    Sec. 3-101.5. Right to judicial review. Unless the action
9is governed by the procedures or provisions of another statute,
10a person suffering legal wrong because of a final
11administrative decision, or adversely affected or aggrieved by
12a final administrative decision, is entitled to judicial review
13of the final administrative decision to the same extent, with
14the same rights and the same responsibilities under this law,
15as a person who is a party under this law, except that a person
16seeking judicial review under this Section is not entitled to
17relief if there was a previous public hearing at which the
18person failed to present his or her position. To the extent
19necessary, such a person may provide new or additional evidence
20to the court for the limited purpose of demonstrating the legal
21wrong or adverse effect or impairment that he or she has
22experienced or may experience as a result of the final
23administrative decision. The right to judicial review under

 

 

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1this Section is limited to final administrative permitting
2decisions made by the Department of Agriculture, Environmental
3Protection Agency, Department of Natural Resources, Department
4of Public Health, or Department of Transportation that impact
5the public trust in the waters and lands of this State, State
6parks or natural areas, threatened or endangered species,
7surface or ground water quality, air quality, or other matters
8affecting the right to a healthful environment under Article XI
9of the Illinois Constitution.
 
10    (735 ILCS 5/3-110)  (from Ch. 110, par. 3-110)
11    Sec. 3-110. Scope of review. Every action to review any
12final administrative decision shall be heard and determined by
13the court with all convenient speed. The hearing and
14determination shall extend to all questions of law and fact
15presented by the entire record before the court. No new or
16additional evidence in support of or in opposition to any
17finding, order, determination or decision of the
18administrative agency shall be heard by the court, except as
19provided in Section 3-101.5 of this Code. The findings and
20conclusions of the administrative agency on questions of fact
21shall be held to be prima facie true and correct.
22(Source: P.A. 88-1.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.