SB 584

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that in a contested case, the notice required to be provided to all parties may be served by electronic mail if agreed to by the parties. Requires every final order to contain a list of all parties of record to the case including the name and address of the agency or officer entering the order and the addresses of each party as known to the agency where the parties may be served with pleadings, notices, or service of process for any review or further proceedings. Requires every final order to state whether the rules of the agency require any motion or request for reconsideration to make the decision reviewable under the Administrative Review Law and to cite the rule for the requirement. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the scope of an Article concerning administrative review shall be liberally construed in the interests of justice to grant an orderly method of judicial review of administrative agency decisions. Provides that no action for administrative review shall be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction under certain specified circumstances. Provides that the circuit court has the power to correct misnomers, which shall include any erroneous identification of the administrative agency. Effective immediately.