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SB 1577 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

FALSE CLAIMS ACT-PENALTIES

Summary
Amends the Illinois False Claims Act. Provides that a person who commits certain acts is liable to the State for a civil penalty of not less than the minimum amount and not more than the maximum amount allowed for a civil penalty for a violation of the federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.) as adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461) (instead of a penalty of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000). Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced May 16, 2017 Signed Aug 25, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2017 · House May 30, 2017

How they voted

48–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 52
May 16, 2017
D Democratic32
28 Yea 4
87% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
51
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Aug 25, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-2)
house
May 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
lower
May 18, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
May 17, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 16, 2017
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Morrison
upper
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 006-000-000
upper
May 16, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-4)
senate
May 15, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
upper
May 12, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 12, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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