Illinois House Bill 1545 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on August 16 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0398
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Title Insurance Act. Excludes limited liability companies from the requirement that every title insurance agent registration applicant must be 18 years or more of age. Provides that included in every application for registration of a title insurance agent, including a firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation, shall be an affidavit of the applicant title insurance agent, signed and notarized in front of a notary public, affirming that the applicant and every owner, officer, director, principal, member, or manager of the applicant has never been convicted or pled guilty to any felony or misdemeanor involving a crime of theft or dishonesty. Provides that no person who has had a conviction or pled guilty to any felony or misdemeanor involving theft or dishonesty may be registered by a title insurance company, and no such person may serve as an owner, officer, director, principal, or manager of any registered title insurance agent. Includes additional factors whereby the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation may refuse to grant or may suspend or revoke any certificate of authority, registration, or license issued pursuant to the Act or impose a fine for a violation of the Act. Effective January 1, 2014.

TITLE INS-AGENTS-REGISTRATION

Rep. Maria Berrios [D]	Rep. Monique Davis [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]
Sen. Iris Martinez [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]

2013-05-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-03-22 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-16	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0398
2013-08-16	House	Effective Date January 1, 2014
2013-08-16	House	Governor Approved
2013-06-19	House	Sent to the Governor
2013-05-21	House	Passed Both Houses
2013-05-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001
2013-05-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
2013-05-20	Senate	Second Reading
2013-05-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
2013-05-08	Senate	Do Pass Financial Institutions; 006-000-000
2013-05-07	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2013-05-01	Senate	Postponed - Financial Institutions
2013-04-16	Senate	Assigned to Financial Institutions
2013-04-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-04-10	Senate	First Reading
2013-04-08	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2013-03-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2013
2013-03-22	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2013-03-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2013-03-22	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
2013-03-15	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-15	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-14	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-13	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
2013-03-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote
2013-03-13	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 003-000-000
2013-03-13	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2013-03-13	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2013-03-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
2013-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2013-02-19	House	Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
2013-02-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-13	House	First Reading
2013-02-11	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
215	155	16	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	155	21	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1545&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1545.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1545ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1545eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1545enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/098-0398.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800HB1545_03222013_013000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800HB1545_05212013_039000T.pdf