Bill Text: IL HB4842 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a secondary source on insurance, including a legal treatise, scholarly publication, textbook, or other explanatory text, does not constitute the law or public policy of the State, and the secondary source on insurance is not persuasive authority if it purports to create, eliminate, expand, or restrict a cause of action, right, or remedy, or if it conflicts with the United States Constitution or the Illinois Constitution, State law, this State's case law precedent, or other common law that may have been adopted by this State. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-07 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4842 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4842-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4842 Introduced , by Rep. Anthony DeLuca SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
215 ILCS 5/2.3 new
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a secondary source on insurance, including a legal treatise, scholarly publication, textbook, or other explanatory text, does not constitute the law or public policy of the State, and the secondary source on insurance is not persuasive authority if it purports to create, eliminate, expand, or restrict a cause of action, right, or remedy, or if it conflicts with the United States Constitution or the Illinois Constitution, State law, this State's case law precedent, or other common law that may have been adopted by this State. Effective immediately.
LRB103 38100 RPS 68232 b
A BILL FOR
HB4842 LRB103 38100 RPS 68232 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
adding Section 2.3 as follows:
(215 ILCS 5/2.3 new)
Sec. 2.3. Use of secondary sources on insurance. A
secondary source on insurance, including a legal treatise,
scholarly publication, textbook, or other explanatory text,
does not constitute the law or public policy of the State, and
the secondary source is not persuasive authority if the
secondary source purports to create, eliminate, expand, or
restrict a cause of action, right, or remedy, or if it
conflicts with any of the following:
(1) The United States Constitution or the Illinois
Constitution.
(2) State law.
(3) This State's case law precedent.
(4) Other common law that may have been adopted by
this State.