The constitutional clock has begun ticking for Gov. JB Pritzker to decide the fate of a new Illinois law that business groups and other observers warn will flood Illinois state courts with new lawsuits from throughout the country, harming Illinois’ economy and increasing the burden on Illinois’ state court system at the same time.
On June 30, Illinois lawmakers formally sent the legislation known as Senate Bill 328 to the governor’s desk, seeking his signature.
Under the Illinois state constitution, Pritzker now has 60 calendar days to take action on the bill. He can either sign the measure into law or veto, or take no action. If he does nothing, the measure automatically becomes law at the end of the 60 day period.
Business groups and others are mounting a public campaign calling on Pritzker to veto the measure. Signing the law, they said, will deepen Illinois’ reputation as being anti-business and run counter to Pritzker’s stated goal to make Illinois “the best state to do business.”
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Author: Faith Novak
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