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SB2899 - 104th General Assembly

INS CD-STUTTERING COVERAGE
Last Action
3/10/2026 - Senate: Postponed - Insurance
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Willie Preston and Mark L. Walker
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 375/6.11
55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3
65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3
105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f
215 ILCS 5/356z.88 new
215 ILCS 125/5-3from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2
215 ILCS 130/4003from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3
215 ILCS 165/10from Ch. 32, par. 604
305 ILCS 5/5-16.8
30 ILCS 805/8.50 new
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2028 that provides coverage for: habilitative services shall provide coverage for habilitative speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering, regardless of whether the stuttering is classified as developmental; rehabilitative services shall provide coverage for rehabilitative speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering; or both habilitative services and rehabilitative services shall provide coverage for habilitative speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering, regardless of whether the stuttering is classified as developmental, and shall provide coverage for rehabilitative speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering. Sets forth requirements and limitations for the coverage. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage under the provisions of those Acts. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2028.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/27/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston
1/27/2026 Senate First Reading
1/27/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/03/2026 Senate Assigned to Insurance
2/17/2026 Senate Postponed - Insurance
2/27/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
3/03/2026 Senate Postponed - Insurance
3/10/2026 Senate Postponed - Insurance