Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides for increases in the rate of the annual Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund Surcharge. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides for increases in the rate of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund Fee and payments to the Rate Adjustment Fund. Provides for transfers from the Self-Insurers Security Fund to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund, to the extent that there are insufficient funds in the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund to pay the operating costs of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the salaries and benefits of employees of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. Makes changes in provisions concerning the collection of civil penalties or reimbursements for amounts paid by the Injured Workers' Benefit Fund due under an order of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. Makes changes to penalties for any person, company, corporation, insurance carrier, healthcare provider, or other entity that intentionally prepares or provides an invalid, false, or counterfeit certificate of insurance as proof of workers' compensation insurance or intentionally assists, abets, solicits, or conspires with any person, company, or other entity to intentionally prepare or provide an invalid, false, or counterfeit certificate of insurance as proof of workers' compensation insurance. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: (Enrolled) 2024-05-24 - Passed Both Houses
[SB1996 Detail]
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| Enrolled | 2024-05-24 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Engrossed | 2023-03-30 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2023-02-09 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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