Illinois House Bill 240

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on April 23 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-05-04 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a public adjuster shall ensure that a contract between a public adjuster and insured contains the email address of the public adjuster. Provides that a public adjuster shall provide the insurer with an exact copy of the contract with the insured by email within 2 business days after execution of the contract. Provides that a public adjuster shall not provide services until a written contract with the insured has been executed and an exact copy of the contract has been provided to the insurer. Provides that, at the option of an insured, any contract between a public adjuster and the insured shall be voidable for 5 business days after the copy of the contract has been received by the insurer. Provides that the insured may void the contract by notifying the public adjuster in writing by sending an email to the email address shown on the contract. Repeals the Public Insurance Adjusters and Registered Firms Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Effective immediately.

INS CODE-PUBLIC ADJUSTERS

Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]	Rep. Adam Niemerg [R]	Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Rep. Tony McCombie [R]
Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]

2021-04-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-04	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-05-04	Senate	First Reading
2021-05-04	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2021-04-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2021
2021-04-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2021-04-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000
2021-04-23	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2021-04-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 015-000-000
2021-04-21	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-21	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
2021-04-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2021-04-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-03-25	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 019-000-000
2021-03-22	House	Reported Back To Insurance Committee;
2021-03-22	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Insurance Committee; 003-000-000
2021-03-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg
2021-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
2021-03-09	House	To Special Issues (INS) Subcommittee
2021-03-05	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg
2021-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg
2021-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
2021-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2021-02-23	House	Assigned to Insurance Committee
2021-01-29	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-01-29	House	First Reading
2021-01-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
215	5	1575	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	Art. XXXI.75	Repealed Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=240&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0240.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0240eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0240ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/house/10200HB0240_04232021_049000T.pdf