SB 1258 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

PRIOR AUTH-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Summary
Amends the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides that a health insurance issuer may not require prior authorization for: a prescription drug prescribed to a patient by a health care professional for 6 or more consecutive months, regardless of whether the prescription drug is a non-preferred medication pursuant to the patient's health insurance coverage; the following prescription drugs or the therapeutic equivalent approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration: insulin; human immunodeficiency virus prevention medication; human immunodeficiency virus treatment medication; viral hepatitis medication; estrogen; and progesterone; or human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; Truvada; Harvoni; Descovy; and Apretude.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Mar 27, 2026
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Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Re-assigned to Insurance
upper
May 9, 2025
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Insurance
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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