SB 616 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

GOVT TORT IMMUN-PATIENT CARE

Summary

Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that no action for damages for injury or death arising out of patient care may be brought against a local entity or public employee more than 2 years (instead of one year) after the claimant knew or should have known of the injury or death, but in no event more than 4 years after the act alleged to have caused the injury or death. Applies to pending actions. Effective immediately.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2003

Committee Review

Apr 2003

Senate Passage

Apr 2003

House Passage

Apr 2003

Signed into Law

Jun 2003

Introduced Mar 20, 2003 Signed Jun 4, 2003

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2003 · House Apr 15, 2003

How they voted

40–2

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 45

Mar 20, 2003

D Democratic25

21 Yea 2 Nay 2

84% Yea

R Republican20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 4, 2003

Signed into law

Governor Approved

upper

Apr 15, 2003

Upper · Passed

Passed Both Houses

upper

Apr 10, 2003

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-005-000

lower

Mar 31, 2003

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

lower

Mar 20, 2003

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 20, 2003

Introduced

Arrived in House

lower

Mar 20, 2003

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (40-2-3)

senate

Mar 5, 2003

Upper · Passed

Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000

upper

Feb 26, 2003

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary

upper

Feb 18, 2003

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

0 primary · 1 co-sponsor