HB2715 Summary

• Repeals Section 2-1102 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which allowed parties and certain officers/directors to be called and examined as if under cross-examination by adverse parties.

• Makes corresponding changes to the Illinois Insurance Code Section 143a by removing references to Section 2-1102 in arbitration procedures for uninsured and hit-and-run motor vehicle coverage disputes.

• Removes the blank provision "(D) (Blank)" language from arbitration rules in Section 143a that previously applied Section 2-1102 to arbitration hearings.