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Public Act 100-0657
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| HB1336 Enrolled | LRB100 03044 RPS 13049 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding |
Section 143.19.3 as follows:
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(215 ILCS 5/143.19.3 new) |
Sec. 143.19.3. Prohibition of rate increase for persons |
involved in emergency use of vehicles. |
(a) No insurer authorized to transact or transacting |
business in this State, or controlling or controlled by or |
under common control by or with an insurer authorized to |
transact or transacting business in this State, that sells a |
personal policy of automobile insurance in this State shall |
increase the policy premium, cancel the policy, or refuse to |
renew the policy solely because the insured or any other person |
who customarily operates an automobile covered by the policy |
has had an accident while operating an automobile in response |
to an emergency when the insured was responding to a call to |
duty as a volunteer EMS provider, as defined in Section 1-220 |
of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) also apply to all |
personal umbrella policies.
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