CIVIL LAW-TECH
Summary
Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2015
Committee Review
Sep 2015
Senate Passage
Dec 2015
House Passage
Dec 2015
Signed into Law
Jan 2016
Introduced Sep 10, 2015
Signed Jan 29, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Sep 9, 2015 · House Dec 2, 2015
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Sep 9, 2015
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Jan 29, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Dec 2, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Sep 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Sep 18, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Sep 18, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Sep 10, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Sep 9, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein
upper
Sep 9, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
Sep 9, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Sep 9, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-2)
senate
Sep 2, 2015
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Sep 2, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Mar 26, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
upper
Mar 18, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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