Illinois · Senate Bill 2949 · 103rd General Assembly

PREJUDGMENT INTEREST-REDUCTION

SB 2949 Sponsored by Jil Tracy Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In a provision concerning actions brought to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, changes the prejudgment interest rate to 5% per annum instead of 6% per annum. Effective immediately.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.