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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, There are estimated to be 73,900,000 dogs in the 
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United States; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Polls have shown that 69% of Americans consider 
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their pets to be members of their family; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Research has shown that dog companions enhance 
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human health; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Breed discrimination by insurance companies is 
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reportedly on the rise in the United States; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Illinois homeowners have been forced to make the 
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choice between obtaining homeowner's insurance or keeping 
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their dog; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It is in the public's interest that dog owners be 
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able to purchase homeowner's insurance; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Dog Owners and 
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Homeowner's Insurance Advisory Committee is hereby created to 
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study breed discrimination and homeowner's insurance 
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availability; the Committee shall be made up of 13 members as 
 


 






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follows: 3 persons designated by the President of the Senate, 3 
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persons designated by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one 
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person designated by the Director of the Division of Insurance 
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of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional 
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Regulation, 2 representatives designated by  the Illinois 
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Insurance Association, one representative designated by the 
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American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, one 
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representative designated by the Humane Society of the United 
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States, one representative designated by the Illinois 
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Federation of Humane Societies, and one representative 
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designated by the Illinois State Veterinary Medical 
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Association; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee shall hold one 
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meeting in Cook County and one meeting in Southern Illinois and 
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shall report its findings to the General Assembly on or before 
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December 1, 2007; after the Committee reports its findings, it 
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is dissolved; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader 
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of the Senate, and the Secretary of the Department of Financial 
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and Professional Regulation.