IL HB5259 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Defines "grandfathered health plan". Provides that, except for grandfathered health plans, a health insurance issuer in the individual, small group, or large group market shall not deny coverage to an individual or employer due to the individual's or employer's failure to pay premiums owed under a prior policy, certificate, or contract of insurance. Specifies that nothing in the provisions concerning past-due premiums prohibits a health insurance issuer from pursuing the collection of past-due premiums from an individual or employer by any other means permitted by law. Effective immediately.

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Title

INS-PAST DUE PREMIUMS

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-18 - House - House Insurance Committee (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-17HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-04-10HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-10HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-19HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-18HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 010-004-000
2026-03-04HouseAssigned to Insurance Committee
2026-02-10HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2026-02-10HouseFirst Reading
2026-02-05HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
215975Amended CodeCitation Text
2159765New CodeSee Bill Text

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