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SB 2556 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

CONDOMINIUM ACT-ATTORNEY FEES

Summary
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that certain attorney's fees shall be excluded from the demand given under specified provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in any litigation or arbitration between a unit owner and the association or its board of managers or any individual member of the association or its board of managers regarding specified disputes, if the unit owner is deemed by the court or arbitrator to be the substantially prevailing party, then the court or the arbitrator shall award to the unit owner from the non-prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the unit owner in the litigation or arbitration.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 24, 2018 Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2018

How they voted

25–15
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 51
Apr 24, 2018
D Democratic31
24 Yea 7
77% Yea
R Republican20
1 Yea 15 Nay 4
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
14
Amendments
2
May 31, 2018
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
Remains in Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
May 16, 2018
Committee
Motion Do Pass - Lost Judiciary - Civil Committee; 005-004-000
lower
May 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
lower
May 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 002-001-000
lower
May 9, 2018
Committee
Substitute House Sponsorship Request Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 9, 2018
Introduced
Substitute House Sponsorship Request Filed Pursuant Rule 37(c) - Sen. Laura Murphy
lower
May 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
lower
May 2, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-15-11)
senate
Apr 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-001-001
upper
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
upper
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.