republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1128.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS CD - PUBLIC ADJUSTER EXAM"
description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the Director of Insurance is authorized to require fingerprints of applicants for licensing and renewal applicants (now, applicants). Provides that an individual who applies for a public adjuster license who was previously licensed as a public adjuster in another state based on a public adjuster examination shall not be required to complete any examination (instead of any prelicensing education). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1128"
citation: "Illinois HB 1128 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-07"
last_action: "2011-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25a1116c-141f-4cc2-8f40-9bfc8edee20e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1128&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=56997&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "9a46f307e5114a9ae9b57aacf7d92f1e465f640ea71665ecf100a0c22e705f73"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 1128 (97th) — INS CD - PUBLIC ADJUSTER EXAM

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the Director of Insurance is authorized to require fingerprints of applicants for licensing and renewal applicants (now, applicants). Provides that an individual who applies for a public adjuster license who was previously licensed as a public adjuster in another state based on a public adjuster examination shall not be required to complete any examination (instead of any prelicensing education). Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1128&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56997&DocNum=1128&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1128eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56997&DocNum=1128&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1128enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56997&DocNum=1128&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JoAnn D. Osmond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond `filing`
- **2011-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-02-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 016-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2011-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2011-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2011-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2011
- **2011-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0207 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25a1116c-141f-4cc2-8f40-9bfc8edee20e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).