WRONGFUL DEATH-DAMAGES-DUI House SponsorsRep. Dan Brady 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die 740 ILCS 180/2from Ch. 70, par. 2 Amends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that in an action where it has been proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant's intoxication contributed to, or proximately caused, the death of the deceased person, the jury may award punitive damages to the surviving spouse and next of kin of the deceased person. 2/19/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady 2/20/2015HouseFirst Reading 2/20/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/2/2015HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee 3/19/2015HouseTo Civil Process Subcommittee 3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die