104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3358

 

Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Anthony DeLuca

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
215 ILCS 5/2.3 new

    Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a secondary source on insurance, including a legal treatise, scholarly publication, textbook, or other explanatory text, does not constitute the law or public policy of the State, and the secondary source on insurance is not persuasive authority if it purports to create, eliminate, expand, or restrict a cause of action, right, or remedy, or if it conflicts with the United States Constitution or the Illinois Constitution, State law, this State's case law precedent, or other common law that may have been adopted by this State. Effective immediately.


LRB104 10708 BAB 20787 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB3358LRB104 10708 BAB 20787 b

1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
5adding Section 2.3 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 5/2.3 new)
7    Sec. 2.3. Use of secondary sources on insurance. A
8secondary source on insurance, including a legal treatise,
9scholarly publication, textbook, or other explanatory text,
10does not constitute the law or public policy of the State, and
11the secondary source is not persuasive authority if the
12secondary source purports to create, eliminate, expand, or
13restrict a cause of action, right, or remedy, or if it
14conflicts with any of the following:
15        (1) The United States Constitution or the Illinois
16    Constitution.
17        (2) State law.
18        (3) This State's case law precedent.
19        (4) Other common law that may have been adopted by
20    this State.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.