HB5013 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5013

Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell - Michael Unes

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/12-707.01

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-707.01

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit shall carry a minimum of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 (rather than $2,000,000) combined single limit per accident, and a minimum of $5,000,000 in excess or umbrella liability insurance. Provides that a vehicle used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit and is used in connection with the operation of private day care facilities, day camps, summer camps, or nursery schools shall carry a minimum of $5,000,000 in excess or umbrella liability insurance, in addition to the required liability insurance. Provides that insurance coverage must be provided by a licensed and admitted insurance carrier or an intergovernmental cooperative formed under provisions of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, or provided by a certified self-insurer under the Illinois Vehicle Code.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 12-707.01 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/12-707.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-707.01)

Sec. 12-707.01. Liability insurance.

(a) No school bus, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, commuter van or motor vehicle owned by or used for hire by and in connection with the operation of private or public schools, day camps, summer camps or nursery schools, and no commuter van or passenger car used for a for-profit ridesharing arrangement, shall be operated for such purposes unless the owner thereof shall carry a minimum of personal injury liability insurance in the amount of $25,000 for any one person in any one accident, and subject to the limit for one person, $100,000 for two or more persons injured by reason of the operation of the vehicle in any one accident. This subsection (a) applies only to personal injury liability policies issued or renewed before January 1, 2013.

(b) Liability insurance policies issued or renewed on and after January 1, 2013 shall comply with the following:

(1) except as provided in subparagraph (2) of this subsection (b), any vehicle that is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit under Section 6-104 of this Code shall carry a minimum of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 $2,000,000 combined single limit per accident, and a minimum of $5,000,000 in excess or umbrella liability insurance;

(2) any vehicle that is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit under Section 6-104 of this Code and is used in connection with the operation of private day care facilities, day camps, summer camps, or nursery schools shall carry a minimum of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident, and a minimum of $5,000,000 in excess or umbrella liability insurance;

(3) any commuter van or passenger car used for a for-profit ridesharing arrangement shall carry a minimum of liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 combined single limit per accident.

(c) Insurance coverage under the provisions of this Section must be provided by a licensed and admitted insurance carrier or an intergovernmental cooperative formed under Section 10 of Article 7 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, and Sections 6 and 9 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, or provided by a certified self-insurer under Section 7-502 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 97-224, eff. 7-28-11; 97-1078, eff. 8-24-12.)