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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Effective January 1, 1990, all motorists in the
3 State of Illinois are prohibited from operating any vehicle
4 unless a liability insurance policy covering the vehicle is
5 in effect and proof of such coverage is carried by the
6 operator of the vehicle; and
7 WHEREAS, Subsequent additions to the mandatory vehicle
8 insurance laws have required sampling of previous violators,
9 increased reinstatement fees, safety responsibility insurance
10 coverage, and one-time only court supervision for uninsured
11 motorists; and
12 WHEREAS, The Department of Insurance estimates that as of
13 1998, 4.3% of the motorists in Illinois failed to acquire the
14 legally required motor vehicle insurance; and
15 WHEREAS, Insured motorists in Illinois pay additional
16 premiums for uninsured motorists coverage and often are
17 required to pay deductibles for accidents involving uninsured
18 motorists; and
19 WHEREAS, Additional steps such as showing proof of
20 insurance at the time of registering or renewing a vehicle's
21 registration may aid in further reducing the number of
22 uninsured in Illinois; and
23 WHEREAS, Further studying the effectiveness of the
24 current mandatory insurance laws and potential future
25 legislation may help to reduce the number of uninsured
26 motorists; therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
29 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is hereby created a task
30 force entitled the Mandatory Insurance Advisory Task Force
31 comprised of 12 members, with the Speaker of the House, the
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1 Minority Leader of the House, the President of the Senate,
2 and the Minority Leader of the Senate each appointing 2
3 members and the Governor appointing 4 members, with such
4 membership to include representatives of the insurance
5 industry and insurance consumers as well as members of the
6 Illinois General Assembly; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the task force shall study the
8 effectiveness of the current mandatory insurance provisions
9 and any possible further steps which may be taken to further
10 reduce the number of uninsured motorists in Illinois; and be
11 it further
12 RESOLVED, That such task force shall present its findings
13 to the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than
14 January 10, 2001.