Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 1
Discussions
Posts: 3
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 106
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2023–24 bar year.
Insurance Law
- Community members: 496
- Total discussion posts: 3
Transactional
- Community members: 29,383
- Total discussion posts: 551
Litigation
- Community members: 29,384
- Total discussion posts: 1,463
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 106 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 3538 provides that if a county (home rule or not), municipality (home rule or not), or fire protection district is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the insurance coverage must include mental health counseling for any employee who is a first responder without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the coverage provided.
- House Bill 4588 extends the repeal date of the Risk Retention Companies Article of the Illinois Insurance Code from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2057.
- House Bill 5395 creates the Health Care Protection Act. A key initiative of Governor Pritzker, the bill, among other things, eliminates prior authorization for inpatient mental health treatment at participating hospitals.