• Provides for pre-judgment interest in personal injury and wrongful death cases
• Interest shall begin to accrue at 6% rate when the case is filed (HB 3360 interest began at notice of the injury. Prior versions were at 9 and 7 percent)
• Interest does not apply to punitive damages, sanctions, statutory attorney’s fees and statutory costs (prior versions applied to everything)
• If the judgment is greater than the amount of the highest written settlement offer made by the defendant, interest shall only apply to the difference between the amount of judgment and the settlement offer\
• Prejudgment interest capped at 5 years (no cap in previous versions of the bill)

• HB 62, Healthcare for All was placed on the House Calendar for second reading. This bill provides that all individuals residing in this State are covered under the Illinois Health Services Program for health insurance. Provides that it is unlawful for private health insurers to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the coverage of the program. Requires the State to establish the Illinois Health Services Trust to provide financing for the program. The Chamber opposes this legislation as we anticipate healthcare reforms will become an active policy issue in 2021.

• HB 375, Public Universities passed out of the Higher Education Committee by a vote of 7-3-0. This bill requires that at least 60 days before the start of a term the governing board of a public university or community college district to notify an adjunct professor about whether a class he or she was hired to teach has been canceled.

• HB 1839, Good Corporate Citizen, passed out of the House State Government Administration Committee by a vote of 5-3-0. This bill Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may require a business organization to agree to certain terms that ensure the business is a good corporate citizen as a condition for receiving development assistance. Provides that a business that cannot truthfully agree to any required terms shall be ineligible for the development assistance. Provides that the Department may seek revocation of any credits or exemptions that were earned or used during a time when the business or its corporate parent or affiliate was not in compliance with any applicable requirements. The Sponsor did say this legislation would be held on second reading for various changes and clarifications. The Chamber opposes this legislation.

• HB 2571, COVID-19 Liability Protection failed to advance in the House Judiciary-Civil Committee by a vote of 6-10-0. This bill provides that an individual, business, or unit of local government shall not be liable in a civil action claiming an injury from exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19 if the act or omission alleged to violate a duty of care of the individual, business, or unit of local government was in compliance or consistent with federal or State regulations, a presidential or gubernatorial executive order, or guidance applicable at the time of the alleged exposure. Provides that immunity does not apply to willful misconduct, reckless infliction of harm, or intentional infliction of harm. While this legislation failed to advance, the Chamber continues to support other COVID-19 liability protection with HB 3003 and HB 1830.

• HB 2640, Renewable Energy was placed on the House calendar for second reading. This bill Provides that a business that intends to establish a new utility-scale solar power facility may apply for a high impact business designation. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Increases the long-term renewable procurement plan goals after the 2025 delivery year. Requires the long-term renewable procurement plan to include the procurement of new renewable energy credits. Provides that the Adjustable Block program shall be designed to be continuously open. Authorizes utilities to recover certain costs related to the Adjustable Block program. Excludes certain costs from a limitation on the costs of the Adjustable Block program. Requires the Agency to include a plan to procure energy from energy storage resources as part of its procurement plan for 2021.

• HB 2649, Coverage Mandate passed out of the House Insurance Committee by a vote of 12-7-0 yesterday. This bill concerns coverage for the reasonable and necessary medical treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder and craniomandibular disorder, provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, every insurer that delivers or issues for delivery in the State a group accident and health policy providing coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical treatment on an expense-incurred basis shall offer coverage (rather than offer optional coverage for an additional premium) for the reasonable and necessary medical treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder and craniomandibular disorder. Removes provisions that provide that the group policyholder shall accept or reject optional coverage in writing on the application or an amendment to the master group policy and that an insurer may offer coverage for temporomandibular joint disorder and craniomandibular disorder as part of a policy's basic coverage instead of optional coverage. The Chamber opposes coverage mandates due to increased cost for employers.

• HB 2840, Auto Insurance, passed out of the House Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee by a vote of 9-0-1. This bill Increases the minimum mandatory coverage amounts for liability insurance policies in this State and increases the amounts sufficient to satisfy a judgment following a motor vehicle accident as follows: bodily injury or death to any one person from $25,000 to $50,000; bodily injury or death to more than one person from $50,000 to $100,000; and injury or destruction of property of others from $20,000 to $40,000.

• HB 2877, Housing passed out of the House by a vote of 73-31-8. This bill Creates the COVID-19 Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program Act. Contains provisions for: the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance program; accessibility and transparency; process for further prioritizing applicants for financial assistance and housing stability services; and required notifications and correspondence. a temporary COVID-19 stay of certain foreclosure proceedings and filings. Makes corresponding changes to a provision regarding demand for rent and eviction actions.