INS CD- EXCEPTED BENEFIT
Summary
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code in an Article concerning accident and health insurance. Provides that "policy of individual or group accident and health insurance" does not include any coverage or policy that provides an excepted benefit, as defined in the federal Public Health Service Act. Provides that the amendatory Act does not apply to certain policies of insurance. Repeals provisions that state that specified provisions of the Article do not apply to short-term travel, disability income, long-term care, accident only, or limited or specified disease policies. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Apr 3, 2019
Signed Aug 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2019 · House Mar 28, 2019
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
May 31, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican18
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Aug 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Insurance; 015-000-000
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Insurance
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (60-27-13)
house
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 018-001-000
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Back To Insurance Committee;
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Insurance Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
To Health Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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