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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2557   </title>
<shortdesc>INS CD-AUTISM COVERAGE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Terry Link-Barack Obama-Jacqueline Y. Collins</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>215 ILCS 5/356o new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no individual or group policy of accident or health insurance or managed care plan may deny or limit coverage or contain any exception or exclusion of benefits, solely because the insured or any dependent of the insured is autistic, developmentally disabled, or diagnosed with a developmental delay.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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