FRITCHEY-FEIGENHOLTZ-LOPEZ-ACEVEDO-DAVIS,MONIQUE. 215 ILCS 5/143.10d new 765 ILCS 140/1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3301 Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a policy of basic property insurance may not exclude coverage for damage to property caused by excavation. Prohibits an insurance company that is authorized to do business in this State and that issues a policy of basic property insurance from failing to issue or renew a policy of basic property insurance if the owner of the property has excavated land on his or her property or if excavation has taken place on the property adjacent to the owner's property. Amends the Adjacent Landowner Excavation Protection Act. Provides that an owner or possessor of land who intends to make or to permit an excavation of the land may not begin excavation until the owner or possessor takes measures to protect a building or other structure on the adjoining land from any damage or in which to extend the foundation of the building or other structure, if the structure is to be of a greater depth than the walls or foundations of the adjoining building or other structure and is to be so close as to endanger the building or other structure. Present law places this responsibility on the owner of the building or other structure on the adjoining land. FISCAL NOTE (Office of the Attorney General) The amendments made by HB 4271 have no connection to, or will cause no impact on, the Office of the Attorney General. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Insurance) HB 4271 will have a minimal fiscal impact on the Department. 00-02-03 H FILED WITH CLERK 00-02-03 H FIRST READING 00-02-03 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 00-02-09 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CONSUMER PROT 00-02-10 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LOPEZ 00-02-10 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ACEVEDO 00-02-15 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 00-02-15 H COMMITTEE CONSUMER PROT 00-02-17 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-001 HCON 00-02-17 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-23 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 00-02-29 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-29 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-03-01 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 00-03-01 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-03-03 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary