HB2284ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Mike Boland

Filed: 3/27/2007

09500HB2284ham001 LRB095 01345 KBJ 34594 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2284

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2284 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Volunteer Driver Protection Act.

Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Vehicle insurance" has the same meaning ascribed to it in the Illinois Insurance Code.

"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.

Section 10. Volunteer drivers. 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. This Act shall not prohibit an insurer from taking any actions upon factors other than the volunteer status of the insured driver. No producer of vehicle insurance may receive a license under the Illinois Insurance Code or any other professional regulation statute if the producer fails to certify under oath that the producer does not discriminate against volunteer drivers.

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