HB3248
View on ILGAINS CD-LASER HAIR REMOVAL
What this bill does
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that any group or individual policy of accident or health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after January 1, 2027 shall provide coverage for laser hair removal if the procedure is prescribed medical treatment in accordance with generally accepted standards of medical care. Provides that the coverage shall apply to individuals with conditions including, but not limited to, body dysmorphia, hidradentis suppreativa, polycystic ovary syndrome, or other similar skin conditions. 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 under those provisions.
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Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 237 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
Public Engagement
Witness slips
73 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candace Sinclair | self | self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Catherine King | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Christopher Sayed | UNC Dermatology | Dermatologist, Secretary of the HS Foundation | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| David Zoltan | Disability Survival Coalition | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Emma Minton | Medstar Ambulance | Medstar Ambulance | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Estrella Vazquez | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Jesus Unzueta | Wentworth Junior High School | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Jill Adams | None | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Julie Stephan | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Laura Strong | Na | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Lyndsey Ryan | Atec Ambulance | Atec Ambulance Inc | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Mary Wehking | self | self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Maureen Keane | self | self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Merrill Cole | self | self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Nilda Menendez | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Sarah J Sparks | None | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Teri Gidwitz | self | self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-05-20 |
| Allison Stephan | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Andrea E Gonzalez | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Angela Vasquez | NA | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Brent Hazelett | Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation | Representing the medical community that provides expert care to people suffering from Hidradenitis Suppurativa, a very challenging condition with very few treatment options available at present. | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Camryn Martinez | NA | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Cheryl Jones Das | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Christine Pado | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Christopher Sayed | UNC Dermatology | Dermatologist, Secretary of the HS Foundation | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Daniel Olivarez | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Daniela Echiveste | Self | Daniela Echiveste | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| David Zoltan | na | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Deborah Fenner | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Diane Ostrowski | None | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Donna Valtierra | Education | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Dr Mikael Horissian | Geisinger Medical Center | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Erica Larkin | Self | Voices of Reason | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Erin OBrien | Illinois State Medical Society | Illinois State Medical Society | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Estrella Vazquez | Self | Estrella Vazquez, Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Heather Holahan | UCLA | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Iltefat Hamzavi | Hamzavi Dermatology AND Henry Ford Hospital | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Jamie Leinss-Doyle | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Jessica Collins | NA | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Juanita Garcia | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Julia Riley | Northwestern University | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Julie Stephan | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Kari Raschke | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Katrina Pelczar | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Laura Jackson | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Lindsay Morrison | self | self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Lourdes Carteno | University of Illinois Chicago | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Marcela Madrid Serna | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Marco Mendez | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Marie Snyder | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Mark Komorowski | None | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Martina Bishopp | Individual | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Mary Wehking | self | self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Nilda Menendez | Na | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Noah Goldfarb | Minneapolis Va heallth care system | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Oluwakemi Onajin Darkwa | University of Chicago | Patients diagnosed with Hidradenitis suppurativa | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Samantha Busgith | NSS Dermatology PLLC | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Sarah Fischer | Na | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Sarah Shepich | NOT APPLICABLE | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Shannon Limjuco | Self | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Stephanie Hampton | NA | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Tanya de Chavez | HeplerBroom | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Taysha Martinez | none | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Yadira Ramirez | Self | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Yazmin Garcia Ramirez | Individual | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 | |
| Yolanda Pena | Life Impacters Foundation | Life Impacters Foundation | Proponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Kate Morthland | Illinois Life & Health Insurance Council | Illinois Life & Health Insurance Council | Opponent | Insurance | 2025-03-20 |
| Ed Peck | BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois | BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois | Opponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Kate Morthland | Illinois Life & Health Insurance Council | Illinois Life & Health Insurance Council | Opponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Lori Reimers | AHIP | AHIP | Opponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Ray Svoboda | NA | myself | Opponent | Insurance | 2025-03-18 |
| Rob Dixon | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | CMS | No Position On Merits | Insurance | 2025-04-08 |
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 |
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| H | Committee | Insurance | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 5 | — | |
| H | Floor | Third Reading | 71 | 42 | 2 | 3 | Passed | 29 | — | |
| 2025-05-20 | S | Committee | Insurance | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 3 | — |
| 2025-05-22 | S | Floor | Third Reading | 37 | 19 | 0 | 3 | Passed | 18 | — |
Action History
45 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0289. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Lilian Jiménez House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Assigned toInsurance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateInsurance Committee; 011-006-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | 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 |
| 2025-03-26 | 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 |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Lilian Jiménez | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toInsurance Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedInsurance Committee; 011-004-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed071-042-002 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Hoan Huynh Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2025 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. Graciela Guzmán Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Assigned toInsurance Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Graciela Guzmán | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toInsurance | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Do Pass as AmendedInsurance; 008-005-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;037-019-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed ConcurRep. Lilian Jiménez | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred toInsurance Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be AdoptedInsurance Committee; 011-005-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs076-039-000 | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Concurs Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0289 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |