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Bill	INS VEXATIOUS DAMAGE LIMIT	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Increases the penalties for unreasonable and vexatious delay. Provides that arbitration with respect to claims under uninsured motorists coverage is binding in all cases. Authorizes a cause of action by persons who are damaged by improper claims practices. Requires the Department of Insurance to publish and make available to the general public information it obtains relating to consumer complaints.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 1207	Illinois SB 1207 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	48	2	2003-02-20	2003-08-08	openstates	ocd-bill/4f6a8598-5b0c-4c9b-891d-b18f182ba069	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1207&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4137&SessionID=3&GA=93	2dee27d31649c876e7803f865a267ce324cc4be12b96d92dc53117c835ecfa14	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1207 (93rd) — INS VEXATIOUS DAMAGE LIMIT

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Increases the penalties for unreasonable and vexatious delay. Provides that arbitration with respect to claims under uninsured motorists coverage is binding in all cases. Authorizes a cause of action by persons who are damaged by improper claims practices. Requires the Department of Insurance to publish and make available to the general public information it obtains relating to consumer complaints.

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 — 115–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Dan Brady — cosponsor (person)
• Don Harmon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon filing
• 2003-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-20 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-27 Assigned to Insurance & Pensions referral-committee
• 2003-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance & Pensions
• 2003-03-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2003-03-13 Do Pass as Amended Insurance & Pensions; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
• 2003-03-19 Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Bill Brady
• 2003-03-26 Fiscal Note Filed
• 2003-03-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon amendment-introduction
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Insurance & Pensions
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Insurance & Pensions
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Insurance & Pensions
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Insurance & Pensions; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2003-04-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Harmon amendment-passage
• 2003-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
• 2003-04-04 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-04-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2003-04-07 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-08 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
• 2003-04-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-10 Assigned to Insurance Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-10 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
• 2003-04-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-04-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-08 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2003-05-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
• 2003-05-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2003-05-16 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
• 2003-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
• 2003-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-21 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-08-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-08-08 Effective Date January 1, 2004
• 2003-08-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0485 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4f6a8598-5b0c-4c9b-891d-b18f182ba069. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).