IL SB1479 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 9 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
Pending: House Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that at a pre-examination conference, the Director of Insurance or authorized market conduct surveillance personnel shall disclose the basis of the examination. Provides that the Director may give a company or person an opportunity to resolve matters that are identified as a result of a market analysis to the Director's satisfaction before undertaking a market conduct action against the company or person. Provides that a failure to produce requested books, records, or documents by a deadline shall not be a violation until the later of specified deadlines. Provides that whenever the Department of Insurance has made substantive changes to a previously shared draft report, unless those changes remove part or all of an alleged violation or were proposed by the examinee, the Department shall deliver the revised version to the examinee as a new draft and shall allow the examinee 30 days to respond before the Department issues a final report. Provides that no corrective action shall be ordered with respect to violations in transactions with consumers or other entities that are isolated occurrences or that occur with such low frequency as to fall below a reasonable margin of error. Provides that the Director may make the results of a data call available for public inspection under certain circumstances. Provides that any failure to respond to an information request in a market conduct action or violation of specified provisions may carry a fine of up to $1,000 per day up to a maximum of $50,000. Authorizes the Director to order a penalty of up $2,000 (rather than $3,000) for each violation of any law, rule, or prior lawful order of the Director. Removes language providing that if an examination report finds a violation by the examinee that the report is unable to quantify such as an operational policy or procedure that conflicts with applicable law, then the Director may order a penalty of up to $10,000 for that violation. Provides that fines and penalties shall be consistent, reasonable, and justifiable, and the Director may consider reasonable criteria including, but not limited to, the examinee's size, consumer harm, the intentionality of any violations, or remedial actions already undertaken by the examinee. Provides that the Director shall communicate to the examinee the basis for any assessed fine or penalty. In a provision requiring examinees to pay for the expenses of a market conduct examination, provides that the costs and fees incurred in a market conduct examination shall be itemized and bills shall be provided to the examinee on a monthly basis for review prior to submission for payment. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025 (rather than effective immediately).

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Title

INS-REGULATORY EXAM/COMPLIANCE

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-05-09 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-05-13HouseCommittee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
2024-05-13HouseAssigned to Insurance Committee
2024-05-13HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2024-05-13HouseFirst Reading
2024-05-09HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2024-05-09HouseArrived in House
2024-05-09SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2024-05-03SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
2024-05-02SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
2024-05-02SenateSecond Reading
2024-05-01SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024
2024-05-01SenateDo Pass as Amended Insurance; 008-000-000
2024-04-30SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2024-04-30SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2024-04-30SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Insurance
2024-04-24SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2024-04-24SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
2024-04-24SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
2024-04-17SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2024-04-17SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
2024-04-16SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-04-16SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-04-16SenateRe-assigned to Insurance
2024-04-10SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Fine
2023-03-10SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-02-14SenateAssigned to Insurance
2023-02-07SenateReferred to Assignments
2023-02-07SenateFirst Reading
2023-02-07SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ann Gillespie

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
2155132Amended CodeCitation Text
2155132.5Amended CodeCitation Text
2155155.35Amended CodeCitation Text
2155402Amended CodeCitation Text
2155511.109Amended CodeCitation Text
2155512-11New CodeSee Bill Text
2155512-3Amended CodeCitation Text
2155512-5Amended CodeCitation Text
2155513b3Amended CodeCitation Text

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