Bill Status of HB 3709   102nd General Assembly

Short Description:  INS CODE-INFERTILITY COVERAGE

House Sponsors
Rep. Margaret Croke, Katie Stuart, Deb Conroy, Ann M. Williams, John C. D'Amico, Eva-Dina Delgado, Terra Costa Howard, Robyn Gabel, Kelly M. Cassidy, Maurice A. West, II, Jonathan Carroll, Bob Morgan, Daniel Didech, Lindsey LaPointe, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Anna Moeller, Dagmara Avelar, Mark L. Walker, Natalie A. Manley, Joyce Mason, Rita Mayfield, Kathleen Willis, Elizabeth Hernandez, Camille Y. Lilly and Barbara Hernandez

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Laura Fine-Sara Feigenholtz-Melinda Bush-Celina Villanueva-Omar Aquino, Cristina Castro and Scott M. Bennett)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  7/27/2021HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0170

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
215 ILCS 5/356mfrom Ch. 73, par. 968m

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility shall be provided without discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Removes provisions stating that "infertility" means the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse or the inability to sustain a successful pregnancy.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a policy, contract, or certificate may not impose any exclusions, limitations, or other restrictions on coverage of fertility medications that are different from those imposed on any other prescription medications, nor may it impose any exclusions, limitations, or other restrictions on coverage of any fertility services based on a covered individual's participation in fertility services provided by or to a third party, nor may it impose deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, benefit maximums, waiting periods, or any other limitations on coverage for the diagnosis of infertility, treatment for infertility, and standard fertility preservation services, except as provided in the Section, that are different from those imposed upon benefits for services not related to infertility. Changes the definition of "infertility" to mean a disease, condition, or status characterized by: a failure to establish a pregnancy or to carry a pregnancy to live birth after 12 months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse if the woman is 35 years of age or younger, or after 6 months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse if the woman is over 35 years of age; a person's inability to reproduce either as a single individual or with a partner without medical intervention; or a licensed physician's findings based on a patient's medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, physical findings, or diagnostic testing.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/19/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
  2/22/2021HouseFirst Reading
  2/22/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  3/16/2021HouseAssigned to Insurance Committee
  3/18/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
  3/18/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  3/18/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  3/18/2021HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  3/23/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  3/25/2021HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/25/2021HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 012-007-000
  3/26/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  3/26/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  3/26/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  4/8/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/13/2021HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/13/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/14/2021HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-043-000
  4/14/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  4/14/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  4/14/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  4/14/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  4/14/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  4/14/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  4/15/2021SenateArrive in Senate
  4/15/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4/15/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  4/15/2021SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  4/15/2021SenateFirst Reading
  4/15/2021SenateReferred to Assignments
  5/10/2021SenateAssigned to Insurance
  5/19/2021SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  5/19/2021SenateDo Pass Insurance; 008-003-000
  5/19/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
  5/20/2021SenateSecond Reading
  5/20/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
  5/27/2021SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  5/27/2021SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  5/27/2021SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  5/27/2021SenateThird Reading - Passed; 049-006-000
  5/27/2021HousePassed Both Houses
  5/27/2021SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  5/31/2021SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
  6/23/2021HouseSent to the Governor
  7/27/2021HouseGovernor Approved
  7/27/2021HouseEffective Date January 1, 2022
  7/27/2021HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0170

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