Bill Status ReportMay 10, 2023

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HB 3227 Gabel: Financial Regulatory Fund. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Deletes language that provides that moneys in the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost Fund, as authorized under the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.Status: Re-Referred to Rul

HB 3705 Ford: Insurance Continuing Ed- Ethics. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. With regard to insurance producers' license renewal requirements and public adjusters' continuing education requirements for licensure, provides that 3 of the required 24 hours of course study or continuing education must consist of ethics instruction (rather than classroom ethics instruction). Makes conforming changes.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4201 D. Brady: Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Provides that, before a seller and purchaser enter into a pre-need contract or pre-need sales contract, the seller must disclose and fully explain that the purchaser may fund the contract by choosing one of the following options: depositing the funds into a local banking institution; depositing the funds into a trust program; or other means offered by the seller. Provides that the purchaser shall then choose one of those options. Provides that sellers of pre-need sales contracts must be licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4360 T. Jones: LLC-Waiver of Dissolution. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Deletes a provision prohibiting the use of "Chicago 2016" in the corporate name without express written consent of the United States Olympic Committee. Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Makes corresponding changes regarding the use of the term "Chicago 2016". In provisions setting forth exceptions to the prohibition against a limited liability company being formed for the business of insurance, adds an exception for the purpose of carrying on the

business of a syndicate or limited syndicate under the Insurance Exchange Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Includes foreign limited liability companies organized, existing, or subject to the Act in provisions regarding the name of a limited liability company. Sets forth requirements for waiving the right to have the limited liability company's business wound up and terminated. Effective July 1, 2014.Status: Assigned to Judiciary

HB 4595 Currie: Secure Choice Savings ProgramSB 2758 . Creates the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act. Establishes a retirement savings program in the form of an automatic enrollment payroll deduction IRA with the intent of promoting greater retirement savings for private-sector employees in a convenient, low-cost, and portable manner. Creates the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Fund consisting of moneys received from enrollees and participating employers. Sets forth the composition of the Board, the Board's duties, and provisions governing risk management, investment firms, and investment options. Provides for employee and employer information packets, as well as program implementation and enrollment. Provides that the State shall have no duty or liability to any party for the payment of any retirement savings benefits accrued by any individual under the Program. Requires annual reports and audits of the Program. Sets forth penalties. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Fund. Effective immediately. Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

HB 5421 M. Davis: Diversity Reporting. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to create the Diversity Reporting Article within the Code. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that all companies that collect premiums greater than $1,000,000 shall submit a report to the Director of Insurance concerning its procurement efforts regarding enterprises owned by minorities, women, qualified service-disabled veterans, and persons with disabilities. Provides that an entity that does not enter into contracts to procure goods or services in this State satisfies the reporting requirements by filing a statement with the Director attesting that it does not enter into procurement contracts in Illinois. Sets forth provisions concerning filing, penalties, and reporting updates and public availability.Status: Assigned to Insurance

HB 5692 D’Amico: Vehicle Insurance Verification. Creates the Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish and appoint an Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee consisting of representatives of the Department of Insurance and the insurance industry for the purpose of designing an electronic motor vehicle liability insurance verification program, including methods of funding, implementing, and operating the program. Provides that the program must: (1) require

insurance companies to make relevant insurance information available to the Secretary; (2) provide a means of electronically verifying motor vehicle liability insurance policies; (3) require the Secretary to verify the existence of a liability insurance policy for every motor vehicle registered in Illinois once every 12 months; (4) allow the Secretary to request information from motor vehicle owners whose liability insurance cannot be verified; (5) suspend the registration of any motor vehicle owner that fails to respond or whose response shows the motor vehicle is not covered; (6) require insurance companies to assist the Secretary in verifying insurance information submitted in response to an information request; (7) authorize the Secretary to perform additional insurance verifications. Provides that this proposed legislation must not give the Secretary regulatory authority over insurance companies. Requires the Secretary to adopt rules for the electronic motor vehicle liability insurance verification system by January 1, 2016, subject to appropriation. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2016. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the requirement that applicants for vehicle registration provide insurance information for the vehicle for which registration issuance or renewal is being sought. Removes the provision that submission of false insurance information with a vehicle registration application is a Class C misdemeanor. Repeals the Section requiring remittance agents remitting vehicle registration applications to ask customers for the vehicle's insurance information. Provides that current procedures for insurance verification is repealed on December 31, 2015. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Transportation, Vehicles & Safety

HJR 18 Tabares: Senior Financial Exploitation Task Force. Creates the Senior Financial Exploitation Task Force to study the problem of financial exploitation of at-risk elderly adults in Illinois.Status: Re-Referred to Rules

SB 3264 Haine: Corporate Dissolution Liability Insurance. Provides that upon a corporate dissolution any policy of liability insurance covering acts and omissions of the dissolved corporation committed during the corporation's existence shall be held in trust for the benefit of any injured party. Provides that any policy shall be held in trust for as long as there is unexhausted coverage applicable to acts or omissions of the corporation. Modifies the time within which an action may be brought when unexhausted liability coverage is in effect. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Insurance

SB 3324 Haine: Industrial Insureds. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes changes in the Section concerning transactions involving contracts of insurance issued to one or more industrial insureds to apply to transactions involving contracts of insurance independently procured directly from an unauthorized insurer by industrial insureds. Provides that within 90

days after the effective date of each contract of insurance issued under the Section, the insured shall file a report with the Director of Insurance by submitting the report to the Surplus Line Association of Illinois and provide information as designated by the Surplus Line Association of Illinois. Provides that within 30 days after filing the report, the insured shall pay to the Director for the use and benefit of the State a sum equal to the gross premium of the contract of insurance multiplied by the surplus line tax rate and shall pay the fire marshal tax. Includes surplus line producers and industrial insureds in the provisions concerning refunds, penalties, and collection. Sets forth requirements for when more than one insured from a group that is not affiliated are named insureds on a single surplus line insurance contract. Makes changes in the provisions concerning surplus line and examinations of the Association.Status: Assigned to Insurance

SB 3509 Munoz: Vehicle Code – Online Insurance. Creates the Insurance Verification Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates an online insurance verification system with the assistance of an Insurance Verification Advisory Council composed of representatives from the Department of Insurance and the insurance industry. Provides that the online insurance verification system shall key vehicle registration information to current insurance information provided by insurers selling policies within the State. Provides that the Secretary may use the online insurance verification system to verify insurance information. Provides that authorized personnel shall serve as intermediaries for the courts, insurers, law enforcement agencies, and licensing officials to access the system for the purposes of verifying insurance information on a 24-hour basis through the Internet or other electronic system as developed by the Secretary. Provides that the Secretary may contract with a third party to develop the online insurance verification system. Provides that insurers shall provide information as required by the Secretary, and shall add a $1 fee on all policies issued to motorists to be paid into the Insurance Verification Fund for the purpose of operating the online insurance verification system. Provides that insurers that wilfully fail to provide information required by the Secretary shall be guilty of a business offense with a fine of up to $5,000. Provides that insurers shall be immune from liability for complying with the requirements of the Secretary. Provides that a violation of the prohibition on driving without insurance by the owner of a vehicle shall result in the suspension of the driver's license, regardless of whether the owner subsequently acquired insurance or terminated ownership of the vehicle. Provides that a person whose driver's license has been suspended for a violation of driving without insurance must pay a reinstatement fee of $100 and maintain proof of financial responsibility for 3 years. Provides that the Department of Transportation may access the online insurance verification system when compiling an accident report.Status: Referred to Assignments

SB 3528 Barickman: Prepaid Tuition. Amends the State Treasurer Act and the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. With respect to the College Savings Pool, provides that for accounts opened on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Treasurer may receive moneys paid into the pool by the Illinois Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, which shall be permitted to match, dollar for dollar, with limitations, annual contributions made to an account. Provides that Illinois prepaid tuition contracts may not be entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that only annuities may be purchased under the Illinois prepaid tuition program. Provides that the purchaser of a contract entered into before the effective date of the amendatory Act may (i) retain funds under the contract, (ii) transfer the cash value of the contract to the College Savings Pool, (iii) cash out of the contract pursuant to the contract's terms, or (iv) transfer funds into an annuity. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Higher Education

Property & Casualty

HB 4434 L. Walsh: Amends the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. Changes certain provisions concerning the amount of any bond that is required to be filed with the Department of Natural Resources by an operator. Provides that the penalty of such bond shall be determined by the Director for lands to be affected by surface mining, including slurry and gob disposal areas (rather than the penalty of such bond shall be an amount between $600 and $5,000 per acre as determined by the Director for lands to be affected by surface mining, including slurry and gob disposal areas). Further provides that bond amounts shall be sufficient to ensure the completion of the reclamation plan specified in the approved permit if the work has to be performed by the Department in the event of forfeiture and that the Department shall prescribe standards for the determination of the amount of bonds. Establishes certain criteria which the Department shall consider in establishing such standards. Provides that in no case shall the bond for the entire area under one permit be less than $600 per acre or $3,000, whichever is greater.Status: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation

HB 4570 Zalewski & SB 3423 Sullivan: Collateral Protection Servicer Compliance. Amends the Collateral Protection Act. Provides that a servicer subject to regulations issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the Dodd-Frank Act that places hazard insurance in substantial compliance with those regulations shall be deemed in substantial compliance with this Act. Effective immediately. Status: SB 3423 – Senate Second Reading HB 4570- Referred to Rules

HB 4717 Cassidy: Urban Flooding Awareness Act. Defines "urban flooding". Provides that, by June 30, 2015, the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Illinois

Emergency Management Agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, the Department of Insurance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the Illinois State Water Survey of the University of Illinois, and other State, regional, and local storm water management agencies, thought leaders, and interested parties, shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor a report that reviews and evaluates the latest available research, laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and institutional knowledge concerning issues of urban flooding. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4745 Sente: Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes changes in provisions that prohibit the sale or furnishing of alcohol to, and the possession of alcohol by, persons under the age of 21. Provides that it is unlawful for any person (instead of parent or guardian) to knowingly permit his or her residence, any other private property under his or her control, or any vehicle, watercraft, or conveyance (instead of residence or any other private property under his or her control) to be used by an invitee (instead of an invitee of the parent's child or the guardian's ward) under the age of 21 in a manner that violates the prohibition. Provides that if a residence or other property has an owner and a tenant or lessee, there is a rebuttable presumption that the tenant or lessee is the only occupant. Provides that a person does not violate the provision if (1) that person requests police assistance with terminating the activity or removing an invitee under the age of 21, and (2) that person requests police assistance before any other person makes a formal complaint to the police about the activity. Deletes a separate provision that makes it a crime for any person to knowingly permit his or her residence to be used by an invitee under the age of 21 in a manner that violates the prohibition.Status: Assigned to Judiciary

HB 4769 Beiser: Public Construction Bond – Surety. Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that the surety on a bond shall be a company with a certificate of authority from the Department of Insurance specifically authorizing it to execute surety bonds and a financial strength rating of at least A as rated by A.M. Best or a similar rating agency. Effective immediately.Status: HCA#1, Referred to Rules

HB 5404 Pritchard: Amends the Employee Credit Privacy Act. Requires a consumer reporting agency that prepares an investigative consumer report, as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to provide upon request and without fee a copy to the consumer. Provides that the disclosure is intended to supplement the Fair Credit Reporting Act and provide greater protection to consumers.Status: Assigned to Consumer Protection

HB 5469 Tryon: Tow Uninsured Vehicles. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that whenever a law enforcement officer issues a citation to a driver for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, the arresting officer may authorize the removal and impoundment of the vehicle by a towing service if the driver has 2 prior convictions for driving without insurance in the past 12 months unless the vehicle the driver is operating is exempt from the insurance requirements of the Code.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5501 M. Davis: Joint Self Insurance Pools. Amends the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. Deletes provisions: (i) authorizing the Director, or his or her designees, to examine the affairs, transactions, accounts, records, and assets and liabilities of each joint insurance pool as often as the Director deems advisable, (ii) requiring the joint insurance pools to cooperate fully with the Director's representatives in all evaluations and audits and to resolve issues raised in those evaluations and audits, and (iii) that the failure to resolve those issues shall constitute a violation of the Act and may, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, result in the imposition of penalties established by the Director by administrative rule. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Insurance

HB 5519 Pritchard: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that whenever a law enforcement officer issues a citation to a driver for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, the arresting officer shall authorize the removal and impoundment of the vehicle by a towing service if the driver has a prior conviction for driving without insurance in the past 12 months unless the vehicle the driver is operating is exempt from the insurance requirements of the Code. Provides that entities may not charge motorists whose car has been towed and impounded for an insurance violation more than they would charge the State Police for towing a State vehicle.Status: Assigned to Towing Oversight Subcommittee

HB 5575 Zalewski: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that with respect to damages and the coverage regarding uninsured and hit and run motor vehicle coverage, any decision made by the arbitrators shall be binding (now, any decision made by the arbitrators shall be binding for the amount of damages not exceeding $50,000 for bodily injury to or death of any one person, $100,000 for bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one motor vehicle accident, or the corresponding policy limits for bodily injury or death, whichever is less). Provides the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to all policies of insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act.Status: Assigned to Insurance

HB 5595 Phelps: Creates the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2014. Provides that an out-of-State business that conducts operations within the State solely for the purpose of performing work or services related to a declared State disaster or emergency during a specified disaster period shall not be required to register, file, or remit State or local taxes with respect to that disaster-related work, and is not subject to any State licensing or registration requirements; provided that, in the case of an out-of-State employee who is required to have a professional license to perform the disaster relief or recovery work, that employee is required to maintain a current license in his or her home state or another state during the disaster period. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Labor & Commerce

HB 5735 Williams: Home Repair and Construction Task Force Act. Creates the Home Repair and Construction Task Force. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall: (1) discuss whether the residents of Illinois would benefit from legislation requiring home repair and construction service providers to obtain a license from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation before offering theses services in Illinois; (2) if it is determined that licensure is required, determine the requirements applicants must meet to qualify for a license, grounds for denial or revocation of a license, and any other considerations relevant to a licensing requirement; and (3) make recommendations to the General Assembly. Provides that the Task Force shall summarize its findings and recommendations in a report to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2015. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2016. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses

HB 5777 Stewart: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that vehicles installed with data recording devices must disclose the presence of the data recording device and its functions in the owner's manual. Defines a data recording device as a device that (1) records the vehicle's speed and direction of travel; (2) records the vehicle's location; (3) records steering performance; (4) records brake performance including but not limited to whether brakes were applied before an accident; (5) records the driver's seat belt status; or (6) can transmit information concerning an accident to a central communications system. Provides that data recorded by a data recording device can only be accessed (1) with the owner's consent; (2) by court order; (3) for the purpose of researching motor vehicle safety provided the identity of the driver is not disclosed; (4) by a vehicle dealer or repairer for the purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the vehicle; or (5) according to a subscription service. Provides that these provisions apply only to vehicles manufactured or data recording devices installed on or after the effective date of this Act.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5846 Tryon: Insurance Info Requests. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if the Secretary of State sends requests for information regarding liability insurance coverage to the owners of motor vehicles, these requests must be sent by certified mail.Status: Assigned to State Government Administration

HB 5875 Yingling: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that "public body" includes any State-wide organization which receives 75% or more of its funding through contributions from taxing bodies for the sake of membership or dues in order to participate in the organization's activities, including, but not limited to, educational endeavors, legislative initiatives, or a general liability insurance pool.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5877 Dunkin: Cooperative Association Act. Provides that a cooperative association may be organized for any lawful purpose. Contains provisions regarding: powers; indemnification; insurance; names; articles of incorporation; meetings; bylaws; membership; voting; directors and officers; limitations on liability; contracts; records; reports; duties of the Secretary of State and recorders of deeds; dissolution; fees; assets; division of cooperatives; admission of foreign cooperatives; and other matters. Authorizes worker cooperatives. Provides that the Act does not apply to residential cooperatives. Repeals the Co-operative Act.Status: Referred to Rules

SB 1873 Mulroe: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes changes concerning the provisions of the Code to which group workers' compensation pools are subject. Deletes certain provisions concerning the Group Workers' Compensation Pool Insolvency Fund. Provides that all qualified group workers' compensation pools shall be a member company, as defined in the Code. Provides that beginning in 2013, the maximum amount all qualified group workers' compensation pools may be assessed as a member company shall be 0.5% of that member company's net direct written premium on the kinds of insurance in the account for the calendar year preceding the assessment; thereafter, until 2016, the maximum amount all qualified group workers' compensation pools may be assessed as a member company shall annually increase by 0.5% of that member company's net direct written premium on the kinds of insurance in the account for the calendar year preceding the assessment until the maximum assessment amount is equal to 2% of that member company's net direct written premium. Provides that after 2016, all qualified group workers' compensation pools shall be assessed at the same percentage as any other member company. Provides that on the effective date of the amendatory Act, all moneys in the Group Workers' Compensation Pool Insolvency Fund shall be transferred into the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund. Provides that all liabilities whenever occurred of the Group Workers' Compensation Pool Insolvency Fund are to be assumed by the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund. Provides that no group workers' compensation pool shall be

issued a certificate of authority after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Repeals provisions concerning the standards for issuing and maintaining pool certificates of authority and group workers' compensation pools assessments. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.Status: SA#1, Re-referred to Assignments

SB 2646 Silverstein: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom the card was issued is or was at the time of issuance not covered by a policy of liability insurance in the amount of at least $100,000 specifically covering any damages resulting from negligent or willful acts involving the use of a firearm while owned or carried by the person. Provides that a person shall be deemed the owner of a firearm after the firearm is lost or stolen until the loss or theft is reported to the police department or sheriff of the jurisdiction in which the owner resides.Status: Assigned to Subcommittee on Firearms

SB 3014 Haine: Amends the Condominium Property Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning insurance.Status: Referred to Assignments

SB 3130 Harmon: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "autocycle". Provides for the registration of autocycles as well as the issuance and display of license plates for autocycles. Provides that operation of an autocycle requires a Class D driver's license. Provides that when presented with an application for vehicle registration, if the Secretary of State is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle the Secretary may register the vehicle but, rather than issue a certificate of title, issue a provisional title. Provides that provisional titles are non-transferable and are valid for 3 years. Provides that at the end of the 3-year provisional title period, the provisional title holder must apply for a transferable title in the owner's name. Provides that if ownership of the vehicle is challenged during this 3-year provisional title period, the provisional title holder shall apply for a bond equal to 1.5 times the value of the vehicle to indemnify any owner or security interest holder against the cost of recovering their interest in the vehicle, including legal fees, for the remainder of the provisional title period. Provides that a provisional title holder whose ownership of the vehicle has been challenged or the person challenging ownership may petition a circuit court of competent jurisdiction to determine the ownership of the vehicle. Provides that a provisional title shall not be available to individuals or entities that rebuild, repair, store, or tow vehicles or have a claim against the vehicle under the Labor and Storage Lien Act or the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount) Act. Effective January 1, 2015.Status: Assigned to Transportation

SB 3169 Haine: Non-Recourse Civil Litigation Funding Act. Provides that all contracts for non-recourse civil litigation funding shall be written, provide the total funding amount to the customer, itemize one-time fees, allow the customer to cancel contract within 10 business days following receipt of the funding amount without penalty or further obligation, and other specified criteria. Provides that any attorney's fee, Medicare lien, Medicaid lien, or health care provider lien takes priority over any lien of the non-recourse civil litigation funding company. Contains a provision concerning standards and practices of non-recourse civil litigation companies. Provides criteria for non-recourse civil litigation funding companies to receive and retain licenses, the closing of its business or surrendering of the license, and prohibited acts. Contains provisions for enforcement and remedies, rulemaking, bonding, and judicial review. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to provide the Non-Recourse Civil Litigation Funding Act to expire on May 31, 2015. Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act provision concerning the application of the Act to exclude non-recourse civil litigation funding if requested. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that a person who knowingly violates the Non-Recourse Civil Litigation Funding Act commits an unlawful practice. Effective 180 days after becoming law.Status: Assigned to Judiciary

SB 3285 Frerichs: Vehicle Code – Security Surcharge. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that insurers shall collect a $1 surcharge upon each vehicle covered by a liability insurance policy. Provides that of the moneys collected by this surcharge, 72% shall be used for homeland security initiatives established by the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) Governing Board, 25% shall be used for airborne operations, and 3% shall be retained by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to be used to administer the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm Systems Fund. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall establish guidelines for the expenditure of collected moneys to enhance local law enforcement homeland security and local law enforcement mutual aid activities in this State and to support public safety airborne operations. Provides that the ILEAS Governing Board shall annually supply the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency with a report of the use of the surcharges. Amends the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act to provide that the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System shall be considered a public agency for purposes of the Act.Status: SCA # 1, Referred to Revenue

SB 3329 Silverstein. Amends the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act. Establishes insurance requirements for operators when submitting a registration form. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to establish separate insurance requirements by rule if necessary. Adds references to "horizontal drilling with fracturing operations". Changes bonding requirements. Authorizes the Department to establish separate bonding requirements by rule.Status: Assigned to Energy

SB 3371 Sandoval: Motor Vehicle Removal. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that commercial vehicle relocators that tow a vehicle at the request of the owner or lessor of private property, or their agent, may acquire a storage lien on the properly towed vehicle. Increases the amount of damage that may be done to a vehicle before scrap processors may acquire clean title without the notation "REBUILT" from 25% of the market value to 33 1/3% of the market value. Creates a new Article governing mechanic's liens. Provides that a person or entity providing labor, services, material, or storage for any vehicle with the consent of the vehicle owner or authorized agent of the vehicle owner shall be entitled to have a lien upon the vehicle for the contracted price of the services provided. Provides methods for establishing consent. Prescribes the method and requirements for foreclosing a mechanic's lien, including notice requirements to the owner. Provides that any proceeds in excess of the lien shall be deposited with the county treasurer. Establishes requirements for the purchaser of a vehicle at a foreclosure sale to obtain title. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules governing the foreclosure of mechanic's liens. Provides that persons whose vehicle is towed as a result of a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code must request a hearing within 14 days of notice or forfeit their vehicle. Amends the Labor and Storage Lien Act. Provides that Act does not apply to labor, services, skill, or material upon or furnishing storage for motor vehicles. Amends the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount) Act. Provides that Act does not apply to labor, services, skill, or material upon or furnishing storage for motor vehicles. Amends the Automotive Repair Act. Provides that if a customer authorizes a repair estimate and does not retrieve the vehicle or authorize the repairs, a lien shall be created in the amount of the storage costs incident to preparing the estimate. Effective January 1, 2015.Status: Assigned to Transportation

SB 3504 Haine: Mine Subsidence. Provides that as set forth in the provisions concerning (1) the inclusion of certain coverage at separately stated premiums and (2) premium levels, losses, and reinsurance, a policy issued or renewed must provide coverage, unless waived in writing by the insured, and the insurer must continue to charge the premium level set for that coverage by the Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund. Provides that if mine subsidence coverage is in force when the mine subsidence damage first becomes reasonably observable, then the insurer shall notify the insured making the mine subsidence claim that continuation of that coverage thereafter may not be necessary and is optional, but that continued coverage on the damaged residence or commercial building shall terminate only upon written waiver by the insured. Provides that the notification shall (i) be made within 60 days after the insurer receives written confirmation from the Fund that the cause of loss is active mine subsidence; (ii) be in the form of a separate mailing to the insured from the insurer via the United States Postal Service; (iii) include notification to the insured that mine subsidence premiums paid for coverage on a damaged residence or commercial building subsequent to the established date of loss shall be refunded to the insured within 60 days after the insured provides a signed waiver of mine

subsidence coverage to the insurer; and (iv) be accompanied by a waiver of coverage form for the insured to sign and return to the insurer.Status: Assigned to Insurance

Health

HB 3734 Gabel: Infertility Coverage. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code in the provision concerning infertility coverage. Provides that "infertility" includes iatrogenic infertility and conditions of an individual becoming infertile due to a disease.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4335 Flowers: Patient Assessments. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, Illinois Public Aid Code, and Illinois Insurance Code to provide that accident and health insurance policies and managed care plans shall cover all services ordered by a physician and provided in a hospital that are considered medically necessary. Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Includes limited health service organizations and voluntary health services plan in the definition of "insurance company". Requires every general hospital to provide patients who are placed into observation services by the general hospital with an oral and written notice within 24 hours after placement that the patient is not admitted to the hospital and is under observation status; specifies the information to be included in the notice. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Insurance

HB 4539-Bellock & SB 3301- Syverson: Navigator Certification – Counselors. Amends the Navigator Certification Act to provide that the education and certification requirements for certified application counselors shall be substantially similar to the certification requirements for navigators under the Act.Status: SB 3301, SCA#1 Assigned to InsuranceHB 4539: Referred to Rules

HB 4584 Kay: Navigator Certification- FBI Check at Renew. Amends the Navigator Certification Act. Provides that a navigator applying for the renewal of a certificate must undergo a Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record check before being recertified.Status: Assigned to Human Services

HB 4774 Phelps: Creates the Audits of Pharmacy Benefits Act. Imposes a number of requirements on audits of pharmacy services conducted pursuant to a contract entered into by the pharmacy and the auditing entity on behalf of a health carrier or a pharmacy benefits manager. Requires the entity conducting a pharmacy audit to deliver a preliminary audit report to the pharmacy and to give the pharmacy an opportunity to respond to the report prior to issuing a final audit report. Provides that the entity is also required to implement a process for

appealing the findings of the final audit report, and further provides that if either party is unsatisfied with the appeal, that party may seek relief under the terms of the contract. Establishes a number of requirements that the auditing entity must follow when calculating the amounts and penalties that are to be recovered from the pharmacy based on the audit report, and prohibits the entity from receiving payment on any basis tied to the amount claimed or recovered from the pharmacy. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5309 Fine: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan shall include coverage for foreign language interpretation services and sign language interpreter services within the context of the provision of health care. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act.Status: HCA # 1, Referred to Insurance

HB 5313 Feigenholtz: Creates the Telehealth Act. Provides that telehealth services consist of (1) the provision of services and the mode of delivering health care services, including, but not limited to, primary care, counseling, psychiatry, emergency care, and specialty care and public health services via information and communication technologies, including, but not limited to, remote patient monitoring, to facilitate the examination, assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient's health care while the patient is at the originating site and the health care provider is at a distant site and (2) as it relates to the delivery of health care, mental health care, or substance use disorder treatment, the use of interactive audio, video, or other telecommunications or electronic technology by a health care provider to deliver a health care service within the scope of practice of the health care provider from the distant site to the originating site at which the patient is located. Sets forth the requirements for the delivery of telehealth services and telepsychiatry services. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide that health care plans and policies must provide coverage for telehealth services, including primary care, counseling, psychiatry, emergency care, and specialty care as set forth in the Illinois Insurance Code and as otherwise set forth in the Telehealth Act. Sets forth requirements concerning the coverage of telehealth services.Status: Assigned to Insurance

HB 5360 Mautino: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5405 G. Harris: Managed Care Contracts: Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Expands the definition of "health care plan" to include Health Maintenance Organizations, Managed Care Community Networks, Care Coordination Entities, and Accountable Care Entities. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' contracts with Managed Care Organizations and other entities reimbursed by risk based capitation, provides that such contracts shall require the entity to (i) be accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, (ii) establish an appeals and grievances process for consumers and providers, and (iii) provide a quality assurance and utilization review program that meets the requirements established by the Department in rules that incorporate those standards set forth in the Health Maintenance Organization Act.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5615 Durkin: Managed Care-Audiological Srvc. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that an individual's right to purchase any health care services with that individual's own funds may not be invalidated through a contractual provision or requirement between the insurer and a participating health care provider. Requires audiological services providers to provide to enrollees, upon request, a detailed and itemized statement with information outlining the costs of audiological devices, the plan payment amounts, and the amount of out-of-pocket costs to be paid by the enrollee for the various device options available to treat the enrollee's condition. Provides that no health care plan nor its subcontractors may, by contract, written policy, procedure, or otherwise, mandate or prohibit an enrollee from purchasing audiological equipment with a value over and above the plan benefit.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5665 Child Screening: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no group health insurance policy providing hospital or medical expense benefits for groups with more than 50 persons shall be delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State or approved for issuance or renewal in this State, unless the policy provides benefits to any named insured or other person covered in the policy for expenses incurred in (1) screening by blood lead measurement for lead poisoning for children, including confirmatory blood lead testing and medical evaluation and any necessary medical follow up and treatment for lead-poisoned children; (2) all childhood immunizations as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the U.S. Public Health Service and the Department of Public Health; and (3)

screening for newborn hearing loss by appropriate electrophysiologic screening measures and periodic monitoring of infants for delayed onset hearing loss. Sets forth requirements concerning the coverage. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act.Status: Assigned to Human Services

HB 5675 Fine: Autism Coverage. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan must provide individuals under 22 years of age (rather than 21 years of age) coverage for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Increases the maximum benefit of the coverage from $36,000 to $50,000.}Assigned to Insurance

HB 5702 Flowers: Creates the Consumer Health Insurance Counsel Act. Creates the independent Office of Consumer Health Insurance Counsel for the purpose of representing the interests of health insurance consumers. Sets forth provisions concerning the appointment and qualifications of and prohibited activities regarding the position of Consumer Health Insurance Counsel. Provides that the Consumer Health Insurance Counsel may assess the impact of insurance rates, rules, and forms on consumers and shall advocate positions determined to be most advantageous to a substantial number of insurance consumers. Sets forth additional provisions.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5733 Flowers: Creates the Public Health Insurance Option Act. Creates the Health Insurance Connector Authority (the Connector) as a body politic and corporate and a public instrumentality, which shall be an independent public entity not subject to the supervision and control of any other executive office, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, or political subdivision of the State, except as specifically provided in law. Provides that the Health Insurance Connector Authority shall provide for the offering a public health benefits plan (the public option) to eligible individuals and groups, in order to ensure choice, competition, and stability of affordable, high quality coverage throughout the State. Sets forth provisions concerning availability, the executive director of the Connector, reporting, premium rates, payment rates, health care providers, and the creation of the Public Health Insurance Option Trust Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Public Health Insurance Option Trust Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Authorizes the Director of Insurance to make an assessment against all health plans, health insurers, and health maintenance organizations in the State, as well as the public health insurance option

established by the Public Health Insurance Option Act, if the actuarial risk of the enrollees of such plans or coverage for a year is less than the average actuarial risk of all enrollees in all risk-adjusted. Makes other changes.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5867 McAsy: Creates the Health Care Credit Card Act. Regulates contracts between a creditor and a provider of health care services that permits the provider to accept health care credit cards issued by the creditor as financing for health care services purchased by consumers from the provider. Provides that covered health care services include medical, chiropractic, podiatric, hospital, dental, ophthalmological, optometric, optical, audiological, cosmetic, and veterinary services. Provides protections for consumers, including provisions for resolving consumer complaints concerning disputes about a health care credit card account.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5987 Phelps: Creates the Audits of Pharmacy Benefits Act. Imposes a number of requirements on audits of pharmacy services conducted pursuant to a contract entered into by the pharmacy and the auditing entity on behalf of a health carrier or a pharmacy benefits manager. Requires the entity conducting a pharmacy audit to deliver a preliminary audit report to the pharmacy and to give the pharmacy an opportunity to respond to the report prior to issuing a final audit report. Provides that the entity is also required to implement a process for appealing the findings of the final audit report, and further provides that if either party is unsatisfied with the appeal, that party may seek relief under the terms of the contract. Establishes a number of requirements that the auditing entity must follow when calculating the amounts and penalties that are to be recovered from the pharmacy based on the audit report, and prohibits the entity from receiving payment on any basis tied to the amount claimed or recovered from the pharmacy. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

SB 3295 Dillard: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that members of the General Assembly and Executive Officers shall receive a separate program of health benefits with benefits similar to those offered under the Silver Plan (Blue PPO Silver 004) of the Illinois Health Exchange. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to assignments

SB 3319 Harmon: Creates the Telehealth Act. Provides that telehealth services consist of (1) the provision of services and the mode of delivering health care services, including, but not limited to, primary care, counseling, psychiatry, emergency care, and specialty care and public health services via information and communication technologies, including, but not limited to, remote patient monitoring, to facilitate the examination, assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient's health care while

the patient is at the originating site and the health care provider is at a distant site and (2) as it relates to the delivery of health care, mental health care, or substance use disorder treatment, the use of interactive audio, video, or other telecommunications or electronic technology by a health care provider to deliver a health care service within the scope of practice of the health care provider from the distant site to the originating site at which the patient is located. Sets forth the requirements for the delivery of telehealth services and telepsychiatry services. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide that health care plans and policies must provide coverage for telehealth services, including primary care, counseling, psychiatry, emergency care, and specialty care as set forth in the Illinois Insurance Code and as otherwise set forth in the Telehealth Act. Sets forth requirements concerning the coverage of telehealth services.Status: Assigned to Insurance

Work Comp

HB 3268 Scherer. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that with respect to employers correctly classified within the construction industry, the amount charged to the insured for workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance shall be based upon hours worked by employees in specific job categories or classifications, not the wages or salaries paid to the employees. Makes technical and grammatical changes.Status: House Referred to Rules

HB 3366 Tracy: Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act imposing repayment and ineligibility as penalties for knowingly making a false statement or knowingly failing to disclose a material fact for the purpose of obtaining benefits. Provides that knowingly making a false statement by an individual includes but is not limited to a false statement that he or she has sought work. Provides that knowingly failing to disclose a material fact by an individual includes but is not limited to the fact that he or she voluntarily left work, refused an offer of work, or has been discharged from work and the reason for the discharge. Provides that an individual who thereby obtains any sum as benefits for which he or she is not eligible has committed unemployment insurance fraud. Requires a statement on the Department of Employment Security's website and on specified forms stating that it is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading information to any party to an unemployment security benefits transaction for the purpose of committing fraud, and describing penalties. Provides that an employer or other person from whom law enforcement or the Department of Employment Security requests information regarding unemployment insurance fraud shall take all reasonable actions to promptly provide the information requested, subject to any legal

privilege protecting the information, and shall disclose information when he or she has a reasonable belief that a violation will be, is being, or has been committed, subject to any legal privilege protecting the information.Status: Re-Referred to Rules

HB 3736 Kay: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that no employer shall be required to pay temporary partial disability benefits to an employee who has been discharged for cause. Provides that, following a hearing, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission may reinstate the temporary partial benefits and retroactively restore any benefits the employer should have paid if it finds the employer's discharge of the employee was not for cause. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 3740 Kay: Work Comp. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that an employee who is required to travel in connection with his or her employment and who suffers an injury while in travel status shall be eligible for benefits only if the injury arises out of and in the course of employment while he or she is actively engaged in the duties of employment. Defines "accident" and "injury". Provides that "injury" includes the aggravation of a pre-existing condition by an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, but only for so long as the aggravation of the pre-existing condition continues to be the major contributing cause of the disability. Provides that an injury resulting directly or indirectly from idiopathic causes is not compensable. Further provides that, with respect to the computation of compensation to be paid to an employee who had previously sustained an injury resulting in payment of compensation for partial disability for injuries not involving serious and permanent disfigurement and injuries for which the Act provides a schedule of benefits, the amount of the prior award for the partial disability with respect to the same portion of the body shall be deducted. Limits cumulative awards for partial disability to 500 weeks, which shall constitute a complete loss of use of the body as a whole. Provides that no employer shall be required to pay temporary partial disability benefits to an employee who has been discharged for cause. Provides that injuries to the shoulder are deemed to be injuries to the arm and injuries to the hip are deemed to be injuries to the leg. Provides for the computation of compensation when there are multiple employers and when there is less than full-time work. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Work Comp Subcommittee

HB 3738 Kay: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides for the computation of compensation when there are multiple employers and when there is less than full-time work. Effective immediatelyStatus: Referred to Rules

HB 3739 Kay: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that, with respect to the computation of compensation to be paid to an employee who had previously sustained an injury resulting in payment of compensation for partial disability for injuries not involving serious and permanent disfigurement and injuries for which the Act provides a schedule of benefits, the amount of the prior award for the partial disability with respect to the same portion of the body shall be deducted. Limits cumulative awards for partial disability to 500 weeks, which shall constitute a complete loss of use of the body as a whole. Provides that injuries to the shoulder are deemed to be injuries to the arm and injuries to the hip are deemed to be injuries to the leg. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4189 Kay: Amends the Health Care Services Lien Act. Deletes language exempting services rendered under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act from the types of services which give rise to a health care services lien. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that a medical provider may have or claim a lien upon any reward, judgment, or fund out of which the employee might be compensated by a third party, provided that the lien complies with certain billing conditions. Makes a corresponding change.Status: Referred to Rules

SB 2393 Manar: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that with respect to employers correctly classified within the construction industry, the amount charged to the insured for workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance shall be based upon hours worked by employees in specific job categories or classifications, not the wages or salaries paid to the employees. Makes technical and grammatical changes.Status: SA # 1, Re-referred to Assignments

SB 3287 Raoul: Work Comp – Wholly Owned Service Organization. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that there is no right to recover damages for injury or death, other than the compensation provided under the Act, from a service organization that is wholly owned by the employer or the employer's insurer or broker and that provides safety service, advice, or recommendations (rather than from the a service organization retained by the employer or the employer's insurer or broker to provide safety service, advice, or recommendations). Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Judiciary

Taxes & Fees

HB 3627 Currie: Corporate Tax Disclosure. Creates the Illinois Corporate Responsibility and Tax Disclosure Act. Requires certain publicly traded corporations that do business in the State to file with the Secretary of State a statement containing information concerning the corporation's income tax liability. Provides that the Secretary of State shall make all information contained in those statements available to the public on an ongoing basis in the form of a searchable database accessible through the Internet. Provides that nothing in the Act requires reporting or allows disclosure of information that is confidential and may not be disclosed pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code or any other federal statute.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4361 Mautino:LLC Articles-Reduce Filing Fee. Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Reduces the fee collected by the Secretary of State for the filing of articles of organization, applications for admission, and restated articles of organization from $500 to $39 and reduces those fees in connection with a limited liability company with ability to establish series from $750 to $59. Effective immediately. Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4479 Madigan: Corporate Income Tax. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Reduces the income tax rate for corporations to 3.5% for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Removes a provision reducing the income tax rate on corporations if the State exceeds the specified spending limitation. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5929 Flowers: Financial Transaction: Creates the Financial Transaction Tax Act. Beginning September 1, 2014, imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in a financial transaction on any of the following exchanges or boards of trade: the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Provides that the tax is imposed at a rate of $1 per contract for all transactions for which the underlying asset is an agricultural product and $2 per contract for all other contracts. Provides that the term "financial transaction" means a transaction involving the purchase or sale of a stock contract, futures contract, swap contract, credit default swap contract, or options contract, but does not include a transaction involving securities held in a retirement account or a transaction involving a mutual fund. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

Life & Investments

HB 4763 Brown: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2015 in an amount equal to the contributions made by the

taxpayer during the taxable year to any qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not to exceed $10,000 in any taxable year (now, that deduction applies only to contributions made to an in-State 529 plan). Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Income Tax Subcommittee

HB 4380 Franks: Amends the Illinois Pension Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Crime Victims Compensation Act, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Emancipation of Minors Act, the Adoption Act, the Probate Act of 1975, and the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Replaces references to children born out of wedlock with references to nonmarital children and a reference to children born in wedlock with a reference to marital children. Prohibits the use of the word "nonmarital" in an adoption proceeding.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5650 Turner: Student Assistance Credits. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that each taxpayer who makes a contribution to a specified individual College Savings Pool Account or to the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund in an amount matching a contribution made in the same taxable year by an employee of the taxpayer to that Account or Fund is entitled to a credit in an amount equal to 25% of that matching contribution, but not to exceed $800 (rather than $500) per contributing employee per taxable year. Effective immediately.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5770 D. Harris: Order of Protection. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that in issuing an order of protection, the court may restrain a party from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage held for the benefit of the parties or a child or children of the parties for whom support may be ordered, or both. Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5809 D. Brady: Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Provides that, in the event a trust is used to fund a pre-need contract, the trustee of the trust shall issue a statement regarding the trust's performance to the beneficiary each month. Provides that the statement shall include the rate of interest, interest earned, net and liquid value, original principal investment, and any fees assessed by the banking or investment institution where the trust is held.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5810 D. Brady. Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Provides that, at the time of payment, a provider shall inform the purchaser of all the possible funding arrangements for a pre-need contract, including the distinctions between the financial results of funding the

contract through a trust fund, Totten trust, annuity, or life insurance policy. Further provides that, at the time of payment, a provider shall make the purchaser aware of who the pre-need contract designates as the beneficiary.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5811 D. Brady: Pre-Need Funeral Contracts: Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Provides that no provider of a pre-need contract shall include in the terms of the contract a date by which the pre-need contract must be claimed by a beneficiary. Further provides that a beneficiary shall be paid the proceeds of a pre-need contract only under circumstances that result in the termination of a contract such as the death of the purchaser or withdrawal by the purchaser or beneficiary.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 5825 Leitch. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that in the case of a life insurance policy that does not constitute marital property, upon the entry of an order for dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage, a beneficiary designation which provides for the payment of a death benefit to the other party is revoked unless the court orders otherwise or the insured affirmatively designates otherwise in a signed writing executed after the entry of the order for dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage. Provides that if a benefit is prevented from passing to a former spouse by the new provisions, the payor shall pay a death benefit in accordance with the contract providing for the death benefit as if the former spouse had predeceased the decedent. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to policies contracted for the purpose of securing a maintenance or child support obligation.Status: Assigned to Judiciary

Department of Insurance

HB 4499 G. Harris. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that life and accident and health policy forms and casualty, fire, and marine policy forms, including all rate-related information, shall be considered public records and subject to inspection and copying by the public immediately after submission to the Department of Insurance. Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4533 Mautino. Creates the Illinois Rehabilitation and Revitalization Tax Credit Act. Creates a credit against taxes imposed under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Insurance Code in an aggregate amount equal to 20% of qualified expenditures incurred by a qualified taxpayer pursuant to a qualified rehabilitation plan on a qualified structure, provided that the total amount of such qualified expenditures exceeds the greater of $5,000 or the adjusted basis of

the property. Provides that credits may be carried forward for a period of 5 years, or carried back for a period of one year. Provides that credits awarded for each qualified rehabilitation project shall be limited to a maximum of $3,000,000. Provides that credits may be assigned or transferred. Effective January 1, 2015.Status: Referred to Rules

HB 4725 Mautino. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from inspection and copying under the Act information that is exempted from disclosure under the provision concerning confidentiality of the Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Law of the Illinois Insurance Code. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates a new Article which may be cited as the Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Law. Provides that an insurer shall maintain a risk management framework to assist the insurer with identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting on its material and relevant risks and that the requirement may be satisfied if the insurance group of which the insurer is a member maintains a risk management framework applicable to the operations of the insurer. Provides that an insurer, or the insurance group of which the insurer is a member, shall regularly conduct an own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) consistent with a process comparable to the ORSA Guidance Manual. Requires that the ORSA be conducted no less than annually but also at any time when there are significant changes to the risk profile of the insurer or the insurance group of which the insurer is a member. Provides that upon the Director of Insurance's request, and no more than once each year, an insurer shall submit to the Director an ORSA summary report or any combination of reports that together contain the information described in the ORSA Guidance Manual, applicable to the insurer and the insurance group of which it is a member. Sets forth provisions concerning the ORSA summary report and the contents of the ORSA summary report; exemption; confidentiality; and sanctions. Makes other changes. Contains a severability provision. Effective January 1, 2015.Status: HCA#1, Referred to Rules

HB 4735 Mautino. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. With regard to an assuming insurer's trust fund, provides that not later than February 28 of each year, the assuming insurer's chief executive officer or chief financial officer shall certify to the Director that the trust fund contains funds in an amount not less than the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded by U.S. ceding insurers, and in addition, a trusteed surplus of not less than $20,000,000. Permits a reduction in the required trusteed surplus in specified circumstances. Provides that in the event that the provision concerning the reduction in the required trusteed surplus applies to the trust, the assuming insurer's chief executive officer or chief financial officer shall then certify to the Director that the trust fund contains funds in an amount not less than the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded by U.S. ceding insurers, and in addition, a reduced trusteed surplus of not less than the amount that has been

authorized by the regulatory authority having principal regulatory oversight of the trust. Makes changes to the provisions concerning financial strength ratings. Sets forth provisions concerning downgrades by rating agencies, the Director's authority, upgrading the rating of a certified reinsurer, and the revocation of the certification of a certified reinsurer. Makes other changes.Status: Referred to Rules

SB 2869 Munoz. Creates the Insurance Advancement Corporation Act. Creates the Illinois Insurance Advancement Corporation as a non-profit corporation organized under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 and qualifying under the Internal Revenue Code as an organization exempt from taxation. Provides that the Corporation shall be established for the purpose of receiving and disbursing funds from public and private sources to be used to retain Illinois domestic insurance companies and further bolster the overall well-being of the Illinois insurance competitive marketplace. Provides that the Corporation shall collaborate with the Department of Insurance, but the Corporation shall not be considered, in whole or in part, an agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the State. Sets forth provisions concerning the governance, operations, duties and responsibilities, and oversight of the Corporation and the Illinois Insurance Advancement Fund. Amends the Open Meetings Act to include in the definition of "meeting" the respective parts or portions of deliberations or meetings of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to the extent that such deliberations or meetings address the utilization of public funding. Effective immediately.Status: Assigned to Insurance

SB 2979 Munoz. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. With regard to an assuming insurer's trust fund, provides that not later than February 28 of each year, the assuming insurer's chief executive officer or chief financial officer shall certify to the Director that the trust fund contains funds in an amount not less than the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded by U.S. ceding insurers, and in addition, a trusteed surplus of not less than $20,000,000. Permits a reduction in the required trusteed surplus in specified circumstances. Provides that in the event that the provision concerning the reduction in the required trusteed surplus applies to the trust, the assuming insurer's chief executive officer or chief financial officer shall then certify to the Director that the trust fund contains funds in an amount not less than the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded by U.S. ceding insurers, and in addition, a reduced trusteed surplus of not less than the amount that has been authorized by the regulatory authority having principal regulatory oversight of the trust. Makes changes to the provisions concerning financial strength ratings. Sets forth provisions concerning downgrades by rating agencies, the Director's authority, upgrading the rating of a certified reinsurer, and the revocation of the certification of a certified reinsurer. Makes other changes.Status: Assigned to Insurance

SB 3015 Martinez. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that if, after a hearing pursuant to the Code, the Director of Insurance finds that a company has engaged in an improper claims practice, the Director shall order the company to cease and desist from such practices and, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, may suspend the company's certificate of authority for a period not to exceed 6 months or impose a civil penalty of up to $375,000 (rather than $250,000), or both.Status: Assigned to Insurance

SB 3322 Haine. Amends the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. Makes changes in the provision concerning joint self-insurance. Provides that any statement of actuarial opinion, as defined in the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Academy of Actuaries (the Academy), must be prepared by an actuary who satisfies the qualification standards set forth by the Academy to issue the opinion in the particular area of actuarial practice. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning deposits of securities, deletes certain references to provisions of the Code concerning rated credit instruments. Makes changes in the provisions concerning the kinds of reinsurance agreements that shall not be entered into by any domestic company unless such agreements are approved in writing by the Director of Insurance and the assignability of life insurance. Repeals the Insurance Exchange, Assessment Legal Reserve Life Companies, Mutual Benefit Associations, and Small Employer Group Health Insurance Law Articles of the Code. Repeals provisions concerning the committee to create a uniform small employer group-health status questionnaire and individual health statement and accident and health expense reporting.Status: SCA#1, Referred to Assignments

SB 3404 Haine. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code in relation to fraternal benefit societies. Adds the Fraternal Benefit Society Guaranty Association Law to the Code as a new Article to provide for the protection of members of fraternal benefit societies in the event of impairment or insolvency. Provides that a fraternal benefit society must be governed by a board of directors and managed by qualified officers. Sets the permissible number of directors and establishes certain qualifications. Authorizes the Director of Insurance to take action when a society is or may become insolvent. Creates the Illinois Fraternal Benefit Society Guaranty Association and requires participation by societies and others authorized to transact business in Illinois. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Association. Defines terms.Status: Assigned to Insurance