HB1336 EnrolledLRB100 03044 RPS 13049 b

1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding
5Section 143.19.3 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 5/143.19.3 new)
7    Sec. 143.19.3. Prohibition of rate increase for persons
8involved in emergency use of vehicles.
9    (a) No insurer authorized to transact or transacting
10business in this State, or controlling or controlled by or
11under common control by or with an insurer authorized to
12transact or transacting business in this State, that sells a
13personal policy of automobile insurance in this State shall
14increase the policy premium, cancel the policy, or refuse to
15renew the policy solely because the insured or any other person
16who customarily operates an automobile covered by the policy
17has had an accident while operating an automobile in response
18to an emergency when the insured was responding to a call to
19duty as a volunteer EMS provider, as defined in Section 1-220
20of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
21    (b) The provisions of subsection (a) also apply to all
22personal umbrella policies.
 

 

 

HB1336 Enrolled- 2 -LRB100 03044 RPS 13049 b

1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.