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HB4500

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INS-BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS

What this bill does

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that, for policies of accident and health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, coverage for pregnancy and postpartum care shall include medically necessary blood pressure monitors for pregnant or postpartum insured persons or beneficiaries. Effective immediately.

Sponsor: Margaret Croke Chamber: House Introduced: 2026-01-20
Stuck
P(Advance)
14.8%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.1%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 85%

Calculating prediction drivers...

Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 235 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. 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.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$2,491,864.69 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Margaret Croke Chief sponsor 821 $2,491,864.69 Michael Sacks ($307,300.00); Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($145,600.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($140,600.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Michael Sacks Executive GCM Grosvenor 4 $307,300.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 3 $145,600.00
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC — — 3 $140,600.00
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC — — 2 $72,800.00
JB for Governor — — 1 $72,800.00
Jewish Caucus PAC — — 1 $72,800.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 6 $68,500.00
Carpentry Advancement Fund — — 4 $58,500.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC — — 3 $50,000.00
Margaret Croke for State Central Comm — — 2 $50,000.00
Margaret Noble Croke State Representative State of Illinois 1 $40,000.00
Illinois Bankers' PAC — — 4 $37,500.00
Engineers Political Education Committee Separate Education Fund — — 1 $35,000.00
Custom Global Logistics — — 3 $29,600.00
Donald R Wilson, Jr CEO DRW 3 $27,300.00
Downstate Illinois Laborer's District Council PAC Fund — — 1 $25,000.00
Friends for Eva Dina Delgado — — 17 $23,480.00
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC — — 5 $20,449.36
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 5 $20,000.00
North Central IL Laborers Council PAC — — 1 $20,000.00
CDN Logistics — — 2 $17,100.00
Ironworkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity PAC — — 2 $16,000.00
Allwyn North America Inc — — 3 $15,975.41
Drew Beres Founding Partner Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres 2 $14,600.00
The Custom Companies, Inc — — 1 $14,600.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

4 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-17 — Assigned toInsurance Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2026-01-20 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Margaret Croke House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2026-01-20 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2026-01-20 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2026-02-17 Committee Assignment
Assigned toInsurance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2026-01-20 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Margaret Croke House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2026-01-20 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2026-01-20 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2026-02-17 House Assigned toInsurance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —