LOC GOVT IMMUNITY-INDEMNITY Senate SponsorsSen. Don Harmon 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 745 ILCS 10/2-302from Ch. 85, par. 2-302Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that upon the request of an employee, the local public entity shall provide for the indemnification of any judgment in or settlement of a claim or an action associated with the employee's employment, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and payment of legal defense costs from such claims and actions brought against the employee, in either an individual or official capacity, provided, however: (i) that the action taken by the employee was on behalf of the local public entity; (ii) that the litigation against the employee was not initiated by the local public entity or State or federal government and does not pertain to a criminal defense; or (iii) that the litigation was not initiated by the employee. Provides that the employee shall have the ability to retain legal representation of his or her own choosing and that the local public entity shall hold the employee harmless from the payment of any and all reasonable attorney's fees and costs associated with the defense in the litigation. Makes other changes. Deletes provisions permitting a local governmental entity to elect to do any one or more of the following: (i) appear and defend against the claim or action; (ii) indemnify the employee or former employee for his court costs or reasonable attorney's fees, or both, incurred in the defense of such claim or action; (iii) pay, or indemnify the employee or former employee for a judgment based on such claim or action; or (iv) pay, or indemnify the employee or former employee for, a compromise or settlement of such a claim or action. 2/10/2012SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon 2/10/2012SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2012SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2012SenateAssigned to Judiciary 3/7/2012SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 3/7/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012 3/8/2012SenateSecond Reading 3/8/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012 3/30/2012SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012 5/2/2012SenateRe-referred to Assignments 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die