Illinois · House Bill 4842 · 103rd General Assembly

INS CD-SECONDARY SOURCES

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

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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.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.