House Sponsors: PARKE-SCHOENBERG, DART, HOLBROOK, BOLAND, DAVIS,STEVE AND FANTIN. Senate Sponsors: FITZGERALD-HALVORSON-WALSH,L-TROTTER-SMITH Short description: INSR BATTERY AS DECISION BASIS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a company may not use the fact that an applicant or insured was injured as a result of a battery committed by a spouse or person in the same household as the sole basis of a rating, underwriting, or claims handling decision. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that an insurer may not refuse to pay a co-insured for property damage caused by intentional acts if the co-insured did not contribute to the creation of the loss, the loss arose out of a pattern of domestic violence, and the perpetrator is prosecuted. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Limits the prohibition to companies issuing policies of property and casualty insurance. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0700 Last action date: 98-08-07 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status