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HB 6124 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

CIV PRO-CHILD SEX ABUSE-LIMITS

Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse must be commenced within 20 (instead of 10) years of the date the limitation period begins to run or within 20 (instead of 5) years of the date the person abused discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should discover that the act of childhood sexual abuse occurred and the injury was caused by that abuse. The changes made apply to actions pending on the effective date as well as actions commenced on or after that date.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
May 2010
House Passage
May 2010
Senate Passage
May 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Mar 17, 2010 Signed Jul 19, 2010
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2010 · House May 26, 2010

How they voted

54–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 56
May 4, 2010
D Democratic35
35 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
9
Jul 19, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 26, 2010
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 26, 2010
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
lower
May 6, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
May 6, 2010
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 6, 2010
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Greg Harris
lower
May 4, 2010
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 4, 2010
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 4, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0-2)
senate
Apr 30, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins
upper
Apr 29, 2010
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2010
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 26, 2010
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 26, 2010
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Apr 14, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 17, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 17, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 10, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 10, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 10, 2010
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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