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Bill Status of HB0024 9th General Assembly

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Short Description: INS CD-PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

215 ILCS 5/351B-4

from Ch. 73, par. 963B-4

215 ILCS 5/364

from Ch. 73, par. 976

Synopsis As Introduced
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 (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).

	Fiscal Note (Dept of Insurance)
	HB 24 has no projected fiscal impact to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	This legislation does not create a State mandate.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
12/10/2012	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
1/9/2013	House	First Reading
1/9/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/30/2013	House	Assigned to Insurance Committee
3/12/2013	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Insurance Committee; 013-012-000
3/12/2013	House	Remains in Insurance Committee
3/19/2013	House	Do Pass / Standard Debate Insurance Committee; 015-011-000
3/20/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
3/21/2013	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
3/21/2013	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Mike Bost
3/26/2013	House	Fiscal Note Filed
4/8/2013	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
4/18/2013	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
4/18/2013	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
4/19/2013	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

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