Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1349

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In the provision concerning the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund surcharge, provides that after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Director of Insurance shall make one or more loans to the Illinois Employers Mutual Insurance Company (the Company) in an amount not to exceed an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 from the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund for the start-up funding and initial capitalization of the Company. Creates the Illinois Employers Mutual Insurance Company Article in the Code and establishes the Company as a nonprofit, independent public corporation. Provides that the Company (1) shall be operated as a domestic mutual insurance company, subject to all applicable provisions of the Code, (2) shall issue insurance for workers' compensation and occupational disease and shall not provide any other type of insurance, (3) shall not be considered a State agency or instrumentality of the State for any purpose, and (4) shall not receive any State appropriations or funds, except for an initial loan or loans. Sets forth provisions concerning a board of directors, ratemaking, the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund, a chief executive officer, liability, a workplace safety plan, investments, dividends, the sale of policies, auditing requirements, and an annual report. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
2/9/2017	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/15/2017	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
3/1/2017	Senate	To Subcommittee on Tort Reform
3/17/2017	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/6/2019	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die