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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1345   </title>
<shortdesc>TWP/MUNI-PUNITIVE DAMAGES CAP</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dwight Kay and Paul Evans</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>60 ILCS 1/95-35 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 5/1-4-9 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Township Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any punitive damages awarded against a township or a municipality shall be capped at 2 times the amount awarded to the claimant or $250,000, whichever is greater.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dwight Kay</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>11/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Evans</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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