103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2054

 

Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Ram Villivalam

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
815 ILCS 312/65 new

    Amends the Car-Sharing Program Act. Provides that a car-sharing program shall not require a shared-vehicle owner to pay any fee, penalty, or other cost when making a claim for personal injuries, physical damages, property damages, or other reimbursement. Provides that a car-sharing program shall provide shared-vehicle owners with a toll-free hotline for customer service inquiries, questions, or complaints that is answered at all times. Provides that if a shared-vehicle owner makes available a shared vehicle on a car-sharing program continuously for 75% of the time during a 90-day period, the car-sharing program shall reimburse the shared-vehicle owner for any damages to the shared vehicle caused by actual wear and tear, any damages to the engine, drivetrain, or other components of the shared vehicle, and the actual cost to clean the shared vehicle. Provides that every car-sharing program shall annually file a report with the Attorney General that includes specified information concerning claims filed by shared-vehicle owners. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Car-Sharing Program Act is amended by
5adding Section 65 as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 312/65 new)
7    Sec. 65. Rights of shared-vehicle owners.
8    (a) A car-sharing program shall not require a
9shared-vehicle owner to pay any fee, penalty, or other cost
10when making a claim for personal injuries, physical damages,
11property damages, or other reimbursement.
12    (b) A car-sharing program shall allow a shared-vehicle
13owner to make a claim for personal injuries, physical damages,
14property damages, or other reimbursement for a period of at
15least 30 days after the car-sharing termination time, during
16which time the claim for personal injury, physical damage,
17property damage, or other reimbursement arose.
18    (c) A car-sharing program shall provide shared-vehicle
19owners with a toll-free hotline for customer service
20inquiries, questions, or complaints that is answered at all
21times. A car-sharing program may also provide shared-vehicle
22owners with an email address or online platform that will
23receive customer service related inquiries, questions, or

 

 

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1complaints. A car-sharing program shall respond to all
2customer service inquiries, questions, or complaints received
3through an email address or online platform within 24 hours.
4    (d) If a shared-vehicle owner makes available a shared
5vehicle on a car-sharing program continuously for 75% of the
6time during a 90-day period, the car-sharing program shall
7reimburse the shared-vehicle owner for any damages to the
8shared vehicle caused by actual wear and tear and any damages
9to the engine, drivetrain, or other components of the shared
10vehicle.
11    (e) If a shared-vehicle owner makes available a shared
12vehicle on a car-sharing program continuously for 75% of the
13time during a 90-day period, the car-sharing program shall
14reimburse the shared-vehicle owner for the actual cost to
15clean the shared vehicle, not to exceed $50.
16    (f) Every car-sharing program shall annually file a report
17with the Attorney General that includes:
18        (1) the number of claims made by shared-vehicle
19    owners;
20        (2) the number of claims that the car-sharing program
21    approved;
22        (3) the number of claims that the car-sharing program
23    rejected; and
24        (4) the reasons for rejecting such claims.
25    The car-sharing program shall file the report for calendar
26year 2023 on or before January 31, 2024 and on or before

 

 

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1January 31 for every year thereafter.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.