Full Text of SR0166 95th General Assembly
SR0166 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, There are estimated to be 73,900,000 dogs in the | 3 |
| United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Polls have shown that 69% of Americans consider | 5 |
| their pets to be members of their family; and
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| WHEREAS, Research has shown that dog companions enhance | 7 |
| human health; and
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| WHEREAS, Breed discrimination by insurance companies is | 9 |
| reportedly on the rise in the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois homeowners have been forced to make the | 11 |
| choice between obtaining homeowner's insurance or keeping | 12 |
| their dog; and
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| WHEREAS, It is in the public's interest that dog owners be | 14 |
| able to purchase homeowner's insurance; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Dog Owners and | 17 |
| Homeowner's Insurance Advisory Committee is hereby created to | 18 |
| study breed discrimination and homeowner's insurance | 19 |
| availability; the Committee shall be made up of 13 members as |
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| follows: 3 persons designated by the President of the Senate, 3 | 2 |
| persons designated by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one | 3 |
| person designated by the Director of the Division of Insurance | 4 |
| of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional | 5 |
| Regulation, 2 representatives designated by the Illinois | 6 |
| Insurance Association, one representative designated by the | 7 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, one | 8 |
| representative designated by the Humane Society of the United | 9 |
| States, one representative designated by the Illinois | 10 |
| Federation of Humane Societies, and one representative | 11 |
| designated by the Illinois State Veterinary Medical | 12 |
| Association; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee shall hold one | 14 |
| meeting in Cook County and one meeting in Southern Illinois and | 15 |
| shall report its findings to the General Assembly on or before | 16 |
| December 1, 2007; after the Committee reports its findings, it | 17 |
| is dissolved; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader | 20 |
| of the Senate, and the Secretary of the Department of Financial | 21 |
| and Professional Regulation.
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