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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4679   </title>
<shortdesc>INS CD-PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary E. Flowers</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>215 ILCS 5/351B-4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 963B-4</aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/364</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 976</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no company, in any policy of accident or health insurance, shall make or permit any distinction or discrimination against individuals solely because of handicaps or disabilities in specified provisions of the contract it makes or permit any distinction or discrimination against individuals solely because of handicaps or disabilities in the specified provisions of the contract it makes (instead of including an exception for those who meet specified criteria). Provides that no company shall refuse to insure or refuse to continue to insure, limit the amount or extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage solely because of health status or disability (instead of only because of blindness or partial blindness).</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce &amp; Economic Opportunity)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>This bill does not create a State mandate.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Department of Insurance)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>HB 4679 has no projected fiscal impact to the Illinois Department of Insurance. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>11/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Standard Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee;  007-005-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Consideration Postponed</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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