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 Bill Status of HB6643  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  CD CIV PRO-NON-ECON DAMGE-LIMT

House Sponsors
Rep. William B. Black

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
735 ILCS 5/2-1115.3 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Limits the recovery of non-economic damages on account of death, bodily injury, or physical damage to property based on negligence, or on account of product liability based on any theory or doctrine, to $750,000 per plaintiff. Provides for liability limit increases and decreases based upon the percentage change in the consumer price index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. Provides that there shall be no recovery for hedonic damages.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2004HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black
  2/9/2004HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2004HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

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