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Bill	INS SLAVE ERA POLICIES	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to request and obtain information from insurers doing business in this State regarding any records of slaveholder insurance policies issued by any predecessor corporation during the slavery era, which policies provided coverage to slaveholders for damage to or death of their slaves. Provides that insurers must research and report on those policies. Requires the Department to make this information available to the public and the General Assembly. Provides that descendants of slaves are entitled to full disclosure.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 2379	Illinois HB 2379 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	46	2	2003-02-20	2003-07-24	openstates	ocd-bill/b4129c75-4d62-4eb9-8a22-7e6842cd3ddb	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2379&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3980&SessionID=3&GA=93	619a93b7e9c2e2b864b6d5713c28a771fd7421a5f6a89de1e5aa74d113cd36b9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2379 (93rd) — INS SLAVE ERA POLICIES

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to request and obtain information from insurers doing business in this State regarding any records of slaveholder insurance policies issued by any predecessor corporation during the slavery era, which policies provided coverage to slaveholders for damage to or death of their slaves. Provides that insurers must research and report on those policies. Requires the Department to make this information available to the public and the General Assembly. Provides that descendants of slaves are entitled to full disclosure.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 44–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
• Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
• Monique D. Davis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis filing
• 2003-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-20 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-26 Assigned to Insurance Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
• 2003-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2003-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
• 2003-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
• 2003-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
• 2003-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2003-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2003-03-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2003-03-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-21 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-03 Assigned to State Government referral-committee
• 2003-05-01 Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
• 2003-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
• 2003-05-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2003-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2003-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2003-05-12 Third Reading - Passed; 044-001-001 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-12 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-05-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
• 2003-06-10 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-24 Effective Date January 1, 2004
• 2003-07-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0333 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b4129c75-4d62-4eb9-8a22-7e6842cd3ddb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).