CIV PRO-PRODUCT LIABILITY
Summary
Re-enacts and changes various provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to product liability actions that were added by Public Act 89-7, which was held to be void in its entirety by the Illinois Supreme Court in Best v. Taylor Machine Works, 179 Ill. 2d 367 (1997). Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2008
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Feb 14, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
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