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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4719</title>
<shortdesc>INS-IMPROPER CLAIMS PRACTICE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
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<reference>215 ILCS 5/154.6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 766.6</aliasreference><reference>815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning acts by a company constituting improper claims practice, includes: (i) knowingly taking advantage of the insured's physical infirmity, ignorance, illiteracy, or inability to understand the language of the policy or any associated agreements in order to obtain a favorable settlement of a claim and (ii) willfully misrepresenting the status or outcome of an investigation or failing to take any meaningful investigatory acts before issuing a denial or offer of a compromise settlement. Provides that committing any of the improper claims practice acts is a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that a person who commits an improper claims practice under the Illinois Insurance Code commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/30/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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