Illinois HB 5078: CIV PRO-GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

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HB5078 EngrossedLRB104 18205 JRC 31644 b

1 AN ACT concerning civil law.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to 

5as the Protect Survivors Reporting Act.

6 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by 

7adding Article XXIV as follows:

8 (735 ILCS 5/Art. XXIV heading new)

9ARTICLE XXIV. GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

10 (735 ILCS 5/24-105 new)

11 Sec. 24-105. Declaration of public policy. Gender-based 

12violence is a pervasive societal problem, and only a small 

13percentage of incidents are reported, and of those reported an 

14even smaller percentage lead to an arrest or conviction. 

15Survivors of gender-based violence are often silenced by fear 

16of retaliation, including the threat of being sued for 

17defamation, slander, libel, harassment, or other claims 

18related to speaking out. The fear of such lawsuits deters 

19survivors from reporting and allows perpetrators to avoid the 

20consequences of their actions. The use of the legal system to 

21silence survivors has a corrosive effect on survivors and does 

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1not serve the public good. The General Assembly recognizes 

2that reporting gender-based violence is a right protected by 

3the Illinois Constitution and the United States Constitution.

4 (735 ILCS 5/24-110 new)

5 Sec. 24-110. Definitions. In this Article:

6 "Claim" means any lawsuit, action, claim, crossclaim, 

7counterclaim, or other judicial pleading or filing alleging 

8injury.

9 "Gender-based violence" means one or more acts of 

10violence, aggression, or a