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HB7281 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB7281

 

Introduced 3/18/2004, by Rep. Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 5/2-101.5 new

    Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that every medical malpractice action must be commenced in the county where the medical care that is the subject of the cause of action took place. Effective immediately.


LRB093 21527 LCB 48711 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB7281 LRB093 21527 LCB 48711 b

1     AN ACT concerning civil procedure.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding
5 Section 2-101.5 as follows:
 
6     (735 ILCS 5/2-101.5 new)
7     Sec. 2-101.5. Medical malpractice. Every medical
8 malpractice action must be commenced in the county where the
9 medical care that is the subject of the cause of action took
10 place.
11     This amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly applies to
12 causes of action filed on or after its effective date.
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.