INS CD-LAWFUL TRAVEL DISCRIMIN House SponsorsRep. Sidney H. Mathias-JoAnn D. Osmond-Karen May Senate Sponsors(Sen. Ira I. Silverstein and Bill Brady-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg) 8/14/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0163 215 ILCS 5/155.42 new Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer or producer authorized to issue policies of insurance in this State may not make a distinction or otherwise discriminate between persons, reject an applicant, cancel a policy, or demand or require a higher rate of premium for reasons based solely upon an applicant's or insured's past lawful travel experiences or future lawful travel plans. Provides that this provision does not prohibit an insurer or producer from excluding or limiting coverage under a policy or refusing to offer the policy based upon past lawful travel or future lawful travel plans or from charging a different rate for that coverage when that action is based upon sound actuarial principles or is related to actual or reasonably expected experience and is not based solely on the destination's inclusion on the United States Department of State's travel warning list.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:215 ILCS 5/155.42 newAdds reference to:215 ILCS 5/236from Ch. 73, par. 848Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Makes the introduced bill applicable only to life insurance companies. 2/26/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond 2/26/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/26/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/1/2007HouseAssigned to Insurance Committee 3/8/2007HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 3/8/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond 3/13/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Insurance Committee 3/13/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote 3/13/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 019-000-000 3/14/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/14/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May 4/17/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/17/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-001 4/20/2007SenateArrive in Senate 4/20/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/20/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 4/20/2007SenateFirst Reading 4/20/2007SenateReferred to Rules 4/25/2007SenateAssigned to Insurance 5/2/2007SenateDo Pass Insurance; 006-000-000 5/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007 5/7/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady 5/10/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 5/15/2007SenateSecond Reading 5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007 5/18/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 5/18/2007HousePassed Both Houses 6/15/2007HouseSent to the Governor 8/14/2007HouseGovernor Approved 8/14/2007HouseEffective Date January 1, 2008 8/14/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0163