CIV PRO-TESTIMONY RELIABILITY Senate SponsorsSen. Jil Tracy 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 735 ILCS 5/Art. VIII Pt. 30 heading new735 ILCS 5/8-3001 new735 ILCS 5/8-3002 new735 ILCS 5/8-3003 new735 ILCS 5/8-3004 new735 ILCS 5/8-3005 new735 ILCS 5/8-3006 new735 ILCS 5/8-3007 new735 ILCS 5/8-3008 new735 ILCS 5/8-3009 new735 ILCS 5/8-3010 newAmends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides limitations upon a nonexpert's opinion or inference testimony. Sets forth requirements regarding: qualifications, testimony, disclosure, and compensation of expert witnesses; bases of expert opinion testimony; limitations on expert testimony; pretrial hearings and disclosures concerning expert witnesses; precedents to be followed in interpreting the new provisions; interlocutory appeals of rulings on the admissibility of expert evidence; standards to be followed by reviewing courts in determining the admissibility of expert testimony; and severability. Provides that the new provisions apply to actions commenced on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and pending actions in which a trial has not been scheduled or in which a trial has been scheduled more than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. 1/31/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy 1/31/2024SenateFirst Reading 1/31/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/6/2024SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/21/2024SenateTo Subcommittee on Special Issues 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024 4/12/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 4/19/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die