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type: "Bill"
title: "PORTABLE ELECTRONICS INS ACT"
description: "Creates the Portable Electronics Insurance Act. Requires vendors of portable electronics to hold a limited-lines license to sell or offer coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance. Provides that a limited-lines license issued under the Act shall authorize any employee or authorized representative of the vendor to sell or offer coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance. Establishes requirements for the sale of portable electronics insurance. Sets forth the conditions under which a vendor of portable electronics shall not be subject to licensure as an insurance producer under the Illinois Insurance Code. Sets forth provisions concerning billing, suspension or revocation of license, termination of insurance, and application for licensure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1284"
citation: "Illinois HB 1284 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa5c486b-a101-415f-8738-93c192d2ef60"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1284&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57435&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5f50ff72ccf47dc88720f64a078e39337e48ace1e2dcc3edaa7b28e312ad7bb3"
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 1284 (97th) — PORTABLE ELECTRONICS INS ACT
Creates the Portable Electronics Insurance Act. Requires vendors of portable electronics to hold a limited-lines license to sell or offer coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance. Provides that a limited-lines license issued under the Act shall authorize any employee or authorized representative of the vendor to sell or offer coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance. Establishes requirements for the sale of portable electronics insurance. Sets forth the conditions under which a vendor of portable electronics shall not be subject to licensure as an insurance producer under the Illinois Insurance Code. Sets forth provisions concerning billing, suspension or revocation of license, termination of insurance, and application for licensure.
## 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=09700HB1284&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57435&DocNum=1284&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1284eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57435&DocNum=1284&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1284enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57435&DocNum=1284&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6252** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Monique D. Davis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-052-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-16** Do Pass Insurance; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0366 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa5c486b-a101-415f-8738-93c192d2ef60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).