HB1378ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

Filed: 3/9/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1378

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1378 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding Section 143.19.2 as follows:

(215 ILCS 5/143.19.2 new)

Sec. 143.19.2. Volunteer driver protection.

(a) For the purpose of this Section, "volunteer driver" means a person who transports individuals or goods without compensation above reimbursement for expenses. Such volunteer driving must be performed for a not-for-profit agency or charitable organization, as defined in the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986, that allows older individuals to transfer their automobiles to the organization in exchange for personal transportation services.

(b) An insurer may not refuse to issue vehicle insurance to a person solely because the applicant is a volunteer driver. An insurer may not impose a surcharge or otherwise increase the rate for a vehicle policy solely on the basis that the named insured or any member of the insured's household or a person who customarily operates the insured's vehicle is a volunteer driver who volunteer drives 24 hours or less per week. This Section shall not prohibit an insurer from taking any actions upon factors other than the volunteer status of the insured driver.

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