republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1378.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS CD-VOLUNTEER DRIVERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer may not refuse to issue vehicle insurance to a person solely because the applicant is a volunteer driver and may not impose a surcharge or otherwise increase the rate for a vehicle policy solely on the basis that the named insured or any member of the insured's household or a person who customarily operates the insured's vehicle is a volunteer driver. Provides that the provision concerning volunteer driver protection shall not prohibit an insurer from taking any actions upon factors other than the volunteer status of the insured driver. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1378"
citation: "Illinois HB 1378 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2509846-0852-4151-95d8-e321e63a861d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1378&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57840&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "58893a018a760452c0c8664b7d4046bfbac0ccb137b28a72723462c502112000"
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 1378 (97th) — INS CD-VOLUNTEER DRIVERS

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer may not refuse to issue vehicle insurance to a person solely because the applicant is a volunteer driver and may not impose a surcharge or otherwise increase the rate for a vehicle policy solely on the basis that the named insured or any member of the insured's household or a person who customarily operates the insured's vehicle is a volunteer driver. Provides that the provision concerning volunteer driver protection shall not prohibit an insurer from taking any actions upon factors other than the volunteer status of the insured driver. 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=09700HB1378&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57840&DocNum=1378&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1378eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57840&DocNum=1378&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1378enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57840&DocNum=1378&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joseph M. Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- **2011-03-15** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2011-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass 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** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2011
- **2011-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0285 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2509846-0852-4151-95d8-e321e63a861d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).