90th General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
MADIGAN,R-BOMKE-LUECHTEFELD-DUDYCZ-BURZYNSKI, MAHAR, 
   PARKER, DONAHUE, RADOGNO, FITZGERALD, LINK AND SEVERNS.

House Sponsors:
MAUTINO-POE-MITCHELL-COULSON-BRADY

Short description: 
INSURANCE CODE-DOMESTIC ABUSE                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois Insurance Code.   Provides  that  no  company      
   authorized  to  transact  life, health, or disability income insurance      
   may deny or terminate coverage or charge a different rate for coverage      
   of an individual because that individual is or has been the subject of      
   abuse or has sought treatment for or protection from abuse.   Provides      
   that  an  insurance company is not prohibited from refusing to issue a      
   life insurance  policy  to  an  individual  who  is  or  who  has  the      
   significant potential to be the subject of abuse if the perpetrator of      
   the  abuse  is  the  applicant  or would be the owner of the insurance      
   policy.  Provides that an insurance company  is  not  prohibited  from      
   inquiring  about  a  physical or mental condition that is caused by or      
   related to abuse.                                                           
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Includes harassment and intimidation within the scope of the term      
   "abuse". Removes provision allowing a company to  refuse  to  issue  a      
   policy  because  the proposed insured has the significant potential to      
   be the subject of abuse at the hand of an owner of the policy.              
          FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Insurance)                                         
          SB490 will have no fiscal impact on the Department.                  
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0245

   Last action date: 97-07-28

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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