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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 76           </title>
<shortdesc>CIV PRO-CLASS ACTIONS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Jil Tracy</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>735 ILCS 5/2-801</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 2-801</aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-802</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 2-802</aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-803</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 2-803</aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-808 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-809 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-810 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure pertaining to class actions. Adds further requirements concerning: prerequisites to the maintenance of a class action (including provisions that a class action may be certified only in the court where the defendant's principal office is located, the plurality of the class members who are Illinois residents reside, or the cause of action arose for the plurality of class members, and a provision requiring that a class action be superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy); preliminary determinations to be made by the court; notice to the class; coupon and other noncash settlements; loss by class members under a proposed settlement; and attorney's fees.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/3/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Judiciary- Torts</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/5/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>1/18/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Judiciary- Torts</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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