Public Act 097-0285
 
HB1378 EnrolledLRB097 06051 RPM 46124 b


  
    AN ACT concerning insurance.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended  by adding 
Section 143.19.2 as follows:
 
    (215 ILCS 5/143.19.2 new)
    Sec. 143.19.2. Volunteer driver protection.
    (a) For the purpose of this Section, "volunteer driver" 
means a person who transports by vehicle individuals or goods 
without compensation above reimbursement for expenses, where 
the driving services are performed for a nationally affiliated 
charitable nonprofit organization operating in Area Agencies 
on Aging areas number 3 or 12, as designated by the Department 
on Aging, that allows older individuals to transfer their 
automobiles to the organization in exchange for personal 
transportation services.
    (b) 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 Section shall not prohibit an insurer from taking 
any actions upon factors other than the volunteer status of the 
insured driver. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  


Effective Date:  8/9/2011