Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may implement an electronic motor vehicle liability insurance policy verification program to verify insurance coverage of motor vehicles required to be operated with liability insurance under the Code. Provides for information that an insurance company authorized to sell motor vehicle liability insurance in this State shall make available upon request to the Secretary. Provides that if the Secretary implements the program, he or she shall verify insurance coverage at least twice per calendar year and, if unable to verify coverage, shall provide the vehicle owner written notice allowing the owner 30 calendar days to provide proof of insurance on the date of the attempted verification or proof that the vehicle is inoperable. If the vehicle owner provides proof of insurance, the Secretary may verify the proof with the vehicle owner's insurance company. If the vehicle owner fails to respond to the notice or is unable to provide proof of coverage or proof that the vehicle is inoperable, the Secretary shall suspend the vehicle's registration. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall appoint members of the Council (rather than the Governor) and the Director of the Department of State Police shall be the Chairman of the Council. Provides that the Council shall provide funding to the Secretary for the creation, implementation, and maintenance of an electronic motor vehicle liability insurance policy verification program. Makes conforming changes. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0373 [HB2610 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2017-08-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2017-05-30	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2017-03-24	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2017-02-08	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 003	2017-03-28	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2017-03-21	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2017-02-22	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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