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 Bill Status of SB2352  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  EPA-INS LIABILITY CLEANUP COST

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Patrick Welch - Jacqueline Y. Collins

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 5/22.2d new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, if an insurance policyholder may be liable to the State or a unit of local government for costs of removal and remedial action relating to hazardous waste or pesticides under the Act or under any other law or ordinance establishing liability for environmental cleanup costs, the State or unit of local government may bring a cause of action against the policyholder's insurer for those costs if the insurance policy was issued before January 1, 1987, the policyholder has dissolved or is no longer in existence or cannot be found, and if the policyholder was a corporation, the policyholder dissolved more than 5 years before the action is commenced. Adds successors in interest as persons who may be notified of the insurer's intent to bring an action against the policyholder. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/28/2004SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Patrick Welch
  1/28/2004SenateFirst Reading
  1/28/2004SenateReferred to Rules
  2/4/2004SenateAssigned to Environment & Energy
  2/10/2004SenateHeld in Environment & Energy
  2/19/2004SenatePostponed - Environment & Energy
  2/23/2004SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  2/25/2004SenateHeld in Environment & Energy
  2/27/2004SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

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