House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Illinois Menopause Equity and Care Act. Provides that the purpose of this Act is to improve awareness, understanding, and quality of care for individuals experiencing menopause. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop and make publicly available educational materials about menopause, including symptoms, evidence-based treatment options, and patient rights. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires that any individual or group plan of accident or health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2028 to provide coverage for medically necessary evaluation and treatment of menopause and perimenopause conditions as determined by a licensed health care provider in accordance with current evidence-based guidelines. Provides that covered treatment includes, but is not limited to: (i) hormone therapy; (ii) non-hormonal therapies for vasomotor symptoms; (iii) medications for menopause-related osteoporosis; or (iv) other treatments as recommended by a licensed health care provider. Allows insurers to voluntarily report menopause-related claims to the Department of Insurance for policy analysis. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to make voluntary educational resources available to support clinicians in providing patient-based care, but participation in these resources is voluntary and is not required for licensure, certification, or professional compliance. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines a menopause-related condition to mean perimenopause, menopause, and associated medical or symptomatic conditions that includes, but is not limited to, vasomotor symptoms, sleep disruption, cognitive or mood changes, and osteoporosis-related changes. Provides that for an employer to discriminate in any way or refuse or fail to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee because of a menopause-related condition is a civil rights violation under this Act. Reasonable accommodations may include, but are not limited to, flexible scheduling or modified work hours; temperature control or climate-adjusted workspace; private spaces for rest or symptom management; remote work options; and light-duty assignments if safe and feasible. Employers must engage in a timely, good-faith interactive process with employees who request accommodations under this subsection. Employers must post notices of the rights provided in this subsection and provide them to employees on beginning employment or on request. Provides a severability clause.

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8/7/2026 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0793

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that, unless certain conditions are met, it is an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance to solicit an individual who is over the age of 65, as described in provisions concerning an individual who has executed a health care power of attorney or has a medical condition, such as dementia, that reduces the person's capacity to make informed decisions independently, (instead of to solicit an individual who is over the age of 65) to purchase accident or health insurance. Effective January 1, 2026.

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10/28/2025 - Referred to Senate Assignments

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to administer and regulate an All Kids Dental School Program, requires the Department to include certain program requirements, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) all participating dentists must be enrolled in the Department's provider enrollment system within the Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology System; (2) each dental entity must complete the All Kids School-Based Dental Program Provider Registration Application; (3) all dental providers approved must be able to render the full scope of preventative school-based services for an out-of-office setting, including a Caries Risk Assessment; and (4) each dental entity approved must obtain a signed consent form from each student's parent or guardian prior to providing services. Removes language prohibiting the preemption of a home rule unit's or school district's authority to establish, change, or administer a school-based dental program in addition to, or independent of, the school-based dental program administered by the Department. Requires the Department to coordinate with the Chicago Public Schools on which schools will participate in the school-based dental program and then oversee the allocation of schools in the metropolitan Chicago area to dental providers. Requires schools to be assigned to dental providers on a first-come, first-served basis or put on a wait list if no schools are available at that time. Provides that no more than 80 schools per provider shall be allowed; and that providers may subcontract with other approved providers to render services. Effective immediately.

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7/2/2026 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning habilitative services for children, provides that, for any child under 19 years of age with an early acquired disorder that is diagnosed as a speech-language disorder, including stuttering, the required coverage shall include rehabilitative services in addition to habilitative services. Amends the Limited Health Service Organization Act to require coverage under that Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, subject to federal approval, for services beginning on and after July 1, 2026, the medical assistance program shall provide coverage for medically necessary rehabilitative and habilitative services for individuals under the age of 21 with an early acquired disorder that is diagnosed as a speech-language disorder, including stuttering. Effective July 1, 2026, except that provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code and the Limited Health Service Organization Act are effective January 1, 2028.

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6/26/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2028; Some Provisions

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage for eye medication under the provisions of those Acts pursuant to the Topical Eye Medication Prescription Act.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Provides that the amendatory Act is effective January 1, 2028.

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7/24/2026 - Effective Date January 1, 2028

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2028 shall provide coverage for medically necessary lung cancer screenings, including any medically necessary tests for lung cancer biomarkers, including, but not limited to, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage under the provisions of those Acts.

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3/27/2026 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2028 shall provide coverage for medically necessary epinephrine delivery systems. Removes language providing that "epinephrine injector" has the meaning set forth in the Epinephrine Injector Act. Provides that "epinephrine injector" includes an auto-injector approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the administration of epinephrine and a pre-filled syringe approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and used for the administration of epinephrine that contains a pre-measured dose of epinephrine that is equivalent to the dosages used in an auto-injector. Includes epinephrine delivery systems in provisions concerning cost limitations for medically necessary epinephrine injectors.

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3/26/2026 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning coverage of preventive health services, requires coverage of spinal examinations for scoliosis.

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3/27/2026 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments