CIV PRO-REVIVE JUDGMENTS House SponsorsRep. Sidney H. Mathias Senate Sponsors(Sen. Ira I. Silverstein) 8/11/2009HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0305 735 ILCS 5/2-1602735 ILCS 5/13-218from Ch. 110, par. 13-218 Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a petition to revive a judgment may be filed (instead of that a judgment may be revived) in the seventh year after its entry, in the seventh year after its last revival, or in the twentieth year after its entry (instead of only in the seventh year after its entry or in the seventh year after its last revival), or at any other time (instead of any other time thereafter) within 20 years after its entry if the judgment becomes dormant. Provides that a petition to revive a judgment may be filed no later than 20 years after the date of the judgment (instead of that judgments in a circuit court may be revived within 20 years next after date of entry of the judgment and not after). Eliminates a provision that designated provisions of the Code concerning reversal or dismissal of an action under Article XIII of the Code ("Real Actions") also apply to these provisions. Provides that these provisions are declarative of existing law. Effective immediately. 2/25/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 2/25/2009HouseFirst Reading 2/25/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/3/2009HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 3/11/2009HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000 3/11/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/23/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/23/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2009HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 3/25/2009SenateArrive in Senate 3/25/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 3/26/2009SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 3/30/2009SenateFirst Reading 3/30/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 4/15/2009SenateAssigned to Judiciary 4/22/2009SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 4/22/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009 5/12/2009SenateSecond Reading 5/12/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009 5/14/2009SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 5/14/2009HousePassed Both Houses 6/12/2009HouseSent to the Governor 8/11/2009HouseGovernor Approved 8/11/2009HouseEffective Date August 11, 2009 8/11/2009HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0305