SB0126
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What this bill does
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, 2027 shall provide coverage for all medically necessary diagnostic testing and U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments or medications prescribed to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease or another related dementia, in accordance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration label, as determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. Provides that coverage of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments or medications prescribed to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease or another related dementia shall not be subject to step therapy. Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to require coverage under those provisions. Effective immediately.
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Pipeline Progress
Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 304 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Laura M. Murphy advance 11% more often than the chamber average.
Witness slips
9 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aces Lira | AIDS Foundation Chicago | AIDS Foundation Chicago | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-04-29 |
| Dave Lowitzki | Lowitzki Consulting, LLC | Lowitzki Consulting, LLC | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-04-29 |
| David Olsen | Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter | Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-04-29 |
| Maureen Mulhall | Maureen Mulhall | Illinois Area Agencies on Aging | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-04-29 |
| Aces Lira | AIDS Foundation Chicago | AIDS Foundation Chicago | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| David Olsen | Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter | Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Kyle Hillman | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Daisy Navar | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | No Position On Merits | Insurance | 2025-04-29 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Committee | Insurance | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Passed | 15 | — | |
| 2025-05-20 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 113 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Passed | 113 | — |
| S | Committee | Insurance | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Passed | 12 | — | |
| S | Floor | Third Reading | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 55 | — |
Action History
89 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-06-09 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0001. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Laura M. Murphy Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Assigned toInsurance Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Sally J. Turner Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Mary Edly-Allen Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Mark L. Walker Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Javier L. Cervantes Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Laura Ellman Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Laura M. Murphy | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toInsurance | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass as AmendedInsurance; 012-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Seth Lewis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Napoleon Harris, III Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Julie A. Morrison Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Graciela Guzmán Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Linda Holmes Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Meg Loughran Cappel Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Sara Feigenholtz Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Adriane Johnson Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Paul Faraci Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Karina Villa Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;055-000-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Mike Simmons Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Christopher Belt Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Mary Gill Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-07 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Anthony DeLuca Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Martha Deuter Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Dave Vella Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Michael J. Kelly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Martin J. Moylan Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Joyce Mason Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Maura Hirschauer Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Nicholas K. Smith Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Nicolle Grasse Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Janet Yang Rohr Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Lindsey LaPointe Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Camille Y. Lilly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Natalie A. Manley Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Natalie A. Manley Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor RemovedRep. Natalie A. Manley | Other | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Ann M. Williams Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Jennifer Sanalitro Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Stephanie A. Kifowit Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Michelle Mussman Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Margaret Croke Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Katie Stuart Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Amy L. Grant Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Assigned toInsurance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateInsurance Committee; 015-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Nicole La Ha Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Barbara Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Tracy Katz Muhl Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Terra Costa Howard Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-02 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Jawaharial Williams Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Sharon Chung Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Bob Morgan Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Rick Ryan Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Anna Moeller Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Sue Scherer Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Abdelnasser Rashid Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Carol Ammons Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Matt Hanson Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Maurice A. West, II Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-15 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Norma Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-15 | House | Added Alternate Co-SponsorRep. Kevin John Olickal Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed113-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Effective Date June 9, 2025; ;Some Provisions Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Effective Date July 1, 2027; ;Some Provisions Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0001 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |