HB5793 Summary

• Modifies venue rules for civil actions when no defendants are residents of Illinois, requiring actions to be brought only in the county where the transaction or part thereof occurred, rather than in any county.

• Removes "doing business" as a factor in determining residence of corporations, partnerships, and voluntary unincorporated associations for venue purposes, limiting residency to locations where they have a registered office or office.

• Eliminates the provision allowing actions against insurance companies incorporated or doing business in Illinois to be brought in any county where the plaintiff resides.

• Requires dismissal for lack of proper venue when no defendants are residents of Illinois and the transaction giving rise to the cause of action did not occur in Illinois.

• Applies all changes to actions filed on or after the bill's effective date, which is upon becoming law.