Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2417

Creates the Improving Access to Flood Insurance Act. Provides that each insurance producer, public adjuster, managing broker, broker, and employee of a lender shall participate in at least 3 hours of National Flood Insurance Program training. Provides that the insurance producer, public adjuster, managing broker, broker, or lender shall submit evidence of satisfaction of the requirement to the entity that regulates that profession. Requires the Department of Insurance to: provide a list of pre-approved courses available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Institute and other educational institutions the Department determines provide information and training equivalent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Institute; and to provide instructions for an insurance producer, public adjuster, managing broker, broker, lender, or employee of a lender to apply and secure credit for course work that meets equivalent educational goals but that is not included on the pre-approved list. Provides that a violation of the Act shall be considered a violation of any other law under which the insurance producer, public adjuster, managing broker, broker, or lender is licensed, chartered, or organized. Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Insurance Code and the Real Estate License Act of 2000.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall create a biennial training course for Illinois insurance producers regarding the eligibility for and availability of the National Flood Insurance Program that shall count towards an insurance producer's required flood insurance continuing education requirements under specified provisions. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall review and approve the training course under its normal course approval process. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning insurance producer licensing and continuing education requirements, provides that beginning January 1, 2025, for any insurance producer who is licensed in the property insurance line of authority, one of the 24 hours of course study must be related to flood insurance, which may be satisfied by the training course developed by the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to specified provisions. Effective January 1, 2024.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2025	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2/10/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/28/2023	Senate	Assigned to Insurance
3/8/2023	Senate	Postponed - Insurance
3/10/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
3/22/2023	Senate	Do Pass Insurance; 009-000-000
3/22/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2023
3/23/2023	Senate	Second Reading
3/23/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2023
3/24/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
3/24/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/28/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
3/29/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 009-000-000
3/30/2023	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/30/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halpin
3/30/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/30/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 038-017-000
3/31/2023	House	Arrived in House
3/31/2023	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
4/11/2023	House	First Reading
4/11/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/18/2023	House	Assigned to Insurance Committee
4/28/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/16/2023	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/16/2023	House	Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
5/16/2023	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Kam Buckner
5/16/2023	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-040-000
5/16/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
5/16/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/16/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
5/17/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
5/17/2023	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000
5/17/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/17/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/17/2023	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/19/2023	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2023
5/31/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/20/2024	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
5/20/2024	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/20/2024	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
5/24/2024	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2024
5/26/2024	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2024
5/31/2024	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/6/2025	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kam Buckner
1/6/2025	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2025
1/6/2025	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
1/6/2025	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
1/6/2025	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
1/6/2025	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
1/7/2025	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	New Act

	Adds reference to:
	20 ILCS 805/805-570 new

	Deletes reference to:
	20 ILCS 805/805-570

	Adds reference to:
	215 ILCS 5/1	from Ch. 73, par. 613