HB 4595 Illinois House · 100th Regular Session

INS CD-EMPLOYERS INS CO

Summary
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In the provision concerning the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund surcharge, provides that after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Director of Insurance shall make a loan of $10,000,000 to the Illinois Employers Mutual Insurance Company (the Company) from the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund for the start-up funding and initial capitalization of the Company. Creates the Illinois Employers Mutual Insurance Company Article in the Code and establishes the Company as a nonprofit, independent public corporation. Provides that the Company (1) shall be operated as a domestic mutual insurance company, subject to all applicable provisions of the Code, (2) shall issue insurance for workers' compensation and occupational disease and shall not provide any other type of insurance, (3) shall not be considered a State agency or instrumentality of the State for any purpose, and (4) shall not receive any State appropriations or funds, except for an initial loan or loans. Sets forth provisions concerning a board of directors, ratemaking, the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund, a chief executive officer, liability, a workplace safety plan, investments, dividends, the sale of policies, auditing requirements, and an annual report. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 1, 2018 Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 26, 2018

How they voted

5737
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 104
Apr 26, 2018
D Democratic61
57 Yea 4
93% Yea
R Republican43
37 Nay 6
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
3
Committee
7
May 31, 2018
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
upper
May 2, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
May 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 1, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 26, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (57-37-10)
house
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 015-009-000
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.