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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 174    </title>
<shortdesc>CD OF CIV PRO-JURY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond-Sidney H. Mathias-Chapin Rose-Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.-Ed Sullivan, Jr., Sandra M. Pihos and Eddie Washington</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis, William R. Haine-William E. Peterson and Pamela J. Althoff)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0206</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>735 ILCS 5/2-1105</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 2-1105</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides for a jury of 6 in all jury cases where the claim for damages is $50,000 or less (instead of cases where the claim does not exceed $15,000) unless either party demands a jury of 12.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  014-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff</action>
<statusdate>4/13/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>5/5/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Judiciary;  006-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/5/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date January 1, 2006</action>
<statusdate>7/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0206</action>
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