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Bill	INS-IMPROPER CLAIMS PRACTICE	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that it is an improper claims practice for a domestic, foreign, or alien company transacting business in this State to fail to pay the replacement vehicle use or occupation tax, title, and transfer fees on a private passenger total loss claim if that act is committed knowingly in violation of the Code, has been committed with such frequency to indicate a persistent tendency to engage in that type of conduct, and is committed without just cause. Provides that an insurer shall pay use or occupation tax, title, and transfer fees when the insurer determines that an insured's or third-party claimant's private passenger automobile is a total loss covered under the terms of a personal automobile policy issued by the insurer. Provides that if an insurer elects to replace the insured vehicle, the insurer shall pay the use or occupation tax, title, and transfer fees on the replacement vehicle. Provides that if a cash settlement is provided for the total loss private passenger vehicle, an insurer shall reimburse or directly pay the insured or third-party claimant for replacement vehicle use or occupation tax, title, and transfer fees under specified conditions. Grants the Department of Insurance rulemaking authority. Effective January 1, 2022.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 61	Illinois SB 61 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Anthony DeLuca Bill Cunningham	4	34	1	2021-01-29	2021-07-09	openstates	ocd-bill/828794bd-bf45-4e6c-8338-ad0e2af1e400	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=61&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=128307&SessionID=110&GA=102	a132580b476e1f9707d9a06d0dfa436e6e26543c58382018dfb1d6f3e20247c3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 61 (102nd) — INS-IMPROPER CLAIMS PRACTICE

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that it is an improper claims practice for a domestic, foreign, or alien company transacting business in this State to fail to pay the replacement vehicle use or occupation tax, title, and transfer fees on a private passenger total loss claim if that act is committed knowingly in violation of the Code, has been committed with such frequency to indicate a persistent tendency to engage in that type of conduct, and is committed without just cause. Provides that an insurer shall pay use or occupation tax, title, and transfer fees when the insurer determines that an insured's or third-party claimant's private passenger automobile is a total loss covered under the terms of a personal automobile policy issued by the insurer. Provides that if an insurer elects to replace the insured vehicle, the insurer shall pay the use or occupation tax, title, and transfer fees on the replacement vehicle. Provides that if a cash settlement is provided for the total loss private passenger vehicle, an insurer shall reimburse or directly pay the insured or third-party claimant for replacement vehicle use or occupation tax, title, and transfer fees under specified conditions. Grants the Department of Insurance rulemaking authority. Effective January 1, 2022.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Anthony DeLuca — primary (person)
• Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
• Adam Niemerg — cosponsor (person)
• Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
• Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2021-01-29 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham filing
• 2021-01-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-01-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-02-09 Assigned to Insurance referral-committee
• 2021-03-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
• 2021-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
• 2021-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
• 2021-04-13 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
• 2021-04-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-15 Do Pass Insurance; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2021
• 2021-04-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
• 2021-04-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
• 2021-04-23 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-26 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-04-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
• 2021-04-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-04 Assigned to Insurance Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-11 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Insurance Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-05-12 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg
• 2021-05-13 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-05-13 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-05-21 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day reading-3
• 2021-05-26 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-001 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-26 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-07-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-07-09 Effective Date July 1, 2022
• 2021-07-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0069 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/828794bd-bf45-4e6c-8338-ad0e2af1e400. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).