Bill Text: IL HB3407 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that automobile insurers shall not specify or require that a motor vehicle repair shop utilize specific products, vendors, distributors, manufacturers, or suppliers in order to carry out vehicle repairs for an insured or claimant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-24 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3407 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB3407-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning insurance.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 143.30a as follows:
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6 | (215 ILCS 5/143.30a new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 143.30a. Selection of replacement or repair | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | companies. With reference to every policy of automobile | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | insurance, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 143.13 of | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | this Code, an automobile insurer authorized to do business in | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | this State shall not specify or require any motor vehicle | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | repair shop to utilize specific products, vendors, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | distributors, manufacturers, or suppliers in order to carry out | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | vehicle repairs for an insured or claimant. The terms of | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | pricing agreements an insurer has negotiated with | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | distributors, manufacturers, or suppliers of products, parts, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | supplies, or materials used for vehicle repair may not be | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | imposed on a motor vehicle repair shop.
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