Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 486 — CIV PRO-CLASS ACTION-RESIDUAL

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0479

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2007. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, in a class action, residual funds remaining in a common fund shall be distributed to one or more nonprofit charitable organizations that have a principal purpose of promoting or providing access to justice for low income residents, except that up to 50% of the residual funds may be distributed to one or more other nonprofit charitable organizations that the court approves as part of a settlement if the court finds there is good cause to do so. Provides that the new provisions shall not be construed to prevent a court, in a class action that does not create a common fund, from approving distributions to nonprofit charitable organizations that promote or provide access to justice for low income residents of the State of Illinois. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to any class action against a public entity or a public employee. Effective January 1, 2008.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

8 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill SB 486, a specific line regarding court orders and settlements for a class of plaintiffs has been added. This change clarifies the circumstances under which certain legal settlements can be approved, which is important for ensuring that the rights and interests of affected groups are safeguarded. Additionally, some previous language has been removed, streamlining the text of the bill. Overall, these updates aim to improve legal clarity and protection for individuals involved in class action lawsuits.

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SB0486 Engrossed LRB095 03620 AJO 23642 b AN ACT concerning civil law.
SB0486 Enrolled LRB095 03620 AJO 23642 b AN ACT concerning civil law.
"Residual funds" means all unclaimed funds, including uncashed checks or other unclaimed payments, that remain in a SB0486 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 03620 AJO 23642 b common fund created in a class action after court-approved payments are made for the following:
"Residual funds" means all unclaimed funds, including uncashed checks or other unclaimed payments, that remain in a SB0486 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 03620 AJO 23642 b common fund created in a class action after court-approved payments are made for the following:
This Section applies to all actions commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act SB0486 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 03620 AJO 23642 b of the 95th General Assembly and to all actions pending on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
This Section applies to all actions commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act SB0486 Enrolled - 3 - LRB095 03620 AJO 23642 b of the 95th General Assembly and to all actions pending on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly for which no court order has been entered preliminarily approving a proposed settlement for a class of plaintiffs.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0479

  2. Effective Date July 1, 2008

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 008-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Civil Law

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 31, 2007

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000

  14. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  15. Second Reading - Short Debate

  16. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  17. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000

  18. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote

  19. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  20. Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  21. Referred to Rules Committee

  22. First Reading

  23. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  24. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  25. Arrived in House

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  28. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  29. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  31. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Cullerton

  32. Recalled to Second Reading

  33. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Held in Judiciary Civil Law

  34. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law

  35. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules

  36. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  37. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 008-000-000

  38. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law

  39. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules

  40. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  41. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules

  42. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  43. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007

  44. Second Reading

  45. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007

  46. Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000

  47. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  48. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law

  49. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  50. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  51. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  52. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  53. Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law

  54. Referred to Rules

  55. First Reading

  56. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

Sponsors

  • John J. Cullerton · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • John J. Cullerton

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Haine — Yea
Link — Yea
Forby — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Brady — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hendon — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103002
Republican 4000
Democrat 9000
Total 116002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Myers — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Reitz — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Riley — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Pihos — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Graham — Not Voting
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49000
Democrat 8001
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Brady — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 486 do?
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, in a class action, residual funds remaining in a common fund shall be distributed to one or more nonprofit charitable organizations that have a principal purpose of promoting or providing access to justice for low income residents, except that up to 50% of the residual funds may be distributed to one or more other nonprofit charitable organizations that the court approves as part of a settlement if the court finds there is good cause to do so. Provides that the new provisions shall not be construed to prevent a court, in a class action that does not create a common fund, from approving distributions to nonprofit charitable organizations that promote or provide access to justice for low income residents of the State of Illinois. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to any class action against a public entity or a public employee. Effective January 1, 2008.
Who sponsors SB 486?
SB 486 is sponsored by John J. Cullerton.
What is the current status of SB 486?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2007. Enacted.
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