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92_HJ0016

 
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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Effective January 1, 1990, all motorists in  the
 3    State  of  Illinois are prohibited from operating any vehicle
 4    unless a liability insurance policy covering the  vehicle  is
 5    in  effect  and  proof  of  such  coverage  is carried by the
 6    operator of the vehicle; and

 7        WHEREAS, Subsequent additions to  the  mandatory  vehicle
 8    insurance  laws have required sampling of previous violators,
 9    increased reinstatement fees, safety responsibility insurance
10    coverage, and one-time only court supervision  for  uninsured
11    motorists; and

12        WHEREAS, The Department of Insurance estimates that as of
13    1998, 4.3% of the motorists in Illinois failed to acquire the
14    legally required motor vehicle insurance; and

15        WHEREAS,  Insured  motorists  in  Illinois pay additional
16    premiums for  uninsured  motorists  coverage  and  often  are
17    required to pay deductibles for accidents involving uninsured
18    motorists; and

19        WHEREAS,  Additional  steps  such  as  showing  proof  of
20    insurance  at the time of registering or renewing a vehicle's
21    registration may  aid  in  further  reducing  the  number  of
22    uninsured in Illinois; and

23        WHEREAS,   Further  studying  the  effectiveness  of  the
24    current  mandatory  insurance  laws  and   potential   future
25    legislation  may  help  to  reduce  the  number  of uninsured
26    motorists; therefore, be it

27        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
28    NINETY-SECOND  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
29    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is hereby created a task
30    force entitled the Mandatory Insurance  Advisory  Task  Force
31    comprised  of  12 members, with the Speaker of the House, the
 
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 1    Minority Leader of the House, the President  of  the  Senate,
 2    and  the  Minority  Leader  of  the  Senate each appointing 2
 3    members and the Governor  appointing  4  members,  with  such
 4    membership   to  include  representatives  of  the  insurance
 5    industry and insurance consumers as well as  members  of  the
 6    Illinois General Assembly; and be it further

 7        RESOLVED,   That   the   task   force   shall  study  the
 8    effectiveness of the current mandatory  insurance  provisions
 9    and  any possible further steps which may be taken to further
10    reduce the number of uninsured motorists in Illinois; and  be
11    it further

12        RESOLVED, That such task force shall present its findings
13    to  the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than
14    January 10, 2002.

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