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HB 2379 — INS SLAVE ERA POLICIES
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0333
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2003. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to request and obtain information from insurers doing business in this State regarding any records of slaveholder insurance policies issued by any predecessor corporation during the slavery era, which policies provided coverage to slaveholders for damage to or death of their slaves. Provides that insurers must research and report on those policies. Requires the Department to make this information available to the public and the General Assembly. Provides that descendants of slaves are entitled to full disclosure.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Bill HB 2379 removed the word "Engrossed" and replaced it with "Enrolled." This change is important because it signifies that the bill has completed all necessary revisions and is now finalized for approval. It helps clarify the bill's status in the legislative process, ensuring everyone understands it's ready for the next steps.
HB2379 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 07230 JLS 07386 b AN ACT concerning insurers.
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Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0333
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Effective Date January 1, 2004
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 044-001-001
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
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Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000
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Assigned to State Government
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2003
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 012-000-000
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
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Assigned to Insurance Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
Sponsors
- Monique D. Davis · Cosponsor
- Martin A. Sandoval · Cosponsor
- James T. Meeks · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (3)
- Monique D. Davis
- Martin A. Sandoval
- James T. Meeks
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 180 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 37 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 2% | 0% | 24% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Not Voting |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Not Voting |
| Soden | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Not Voting |
| Petka | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, W. | — | Not Voting |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Not Voting |
| Radogno | — | Not Voting |
| Schoenberg | — | Not Voting |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Nay |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Not Voting |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Not Voting |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Not Voting |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Brunsvold | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hartke | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Not Voting |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2379 do?
- Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to request and obtain information from insurers doing business in this State regarding any records of slaveholder insurance policies issued by any predecessor corporation during the slavery era, which policies provided coverage to slaveholders for damage to or death of their slaves. Provides that insurers must research and report on those policies. Requires the Department to make this information available to the public and the General Assembly. Provides that descendants of slaves are entitled to full disclosure.
- Who sponsors HB 2379?
- HB 2379 is sponsored by Monique D. Davis, Martin A. Sandoval, and James T. Meeks.
- What is the current status of HB 2379?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2003. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 2379?
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