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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 243    </title>
<shortdesc>CD OF CIV PRO-PUNITIVE DAMAGES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Kirk W. Dillard</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>735 ILCS 5/2-1115</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 2-1115</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that any judgment or award of non-economic damages in healing art and legal malpractice cases in excess of 100% of the economic damages shall be presumed punitive, exemplary, vindictive, or aggravated in violation of this prohibition and of public policy.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Extended to April 30, 2005</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>COMMITTEE DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 31, 2005.</action>
<statusdate>7/1/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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