Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5925

Bill Status of HB5925 93rd General Assembly

Short Description: CONSUMER CHOICE HEALTH ACT

House Sponsors
Rep. Frank J. Mautino - Carolyn H. Krause - William B. Black - JoAnn D. Osmond - Daniel J. Burke, Kenneth Dunkin, Terry R. Parke, David R. Leitch, Lisa M. Dugan, Thomas Holbrook, Susana Mendoza, Maria Antonia Berrios, Dan Reitz, Steve Davis, Shane Cultra and Ed Sullivan, Jr.

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Denny Jacobs - Bill Brady - Louis S. Viverito - William E. Peterson - Dale A. Righter, Todd Sieben, Edward Petka, John O. Jones and Wendell E. Jones)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Illinois Consumer Choice of Benefits Health Insurance Plan Act. Contains only a short title provision.

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	215 ILCS 5/Art. XIXB rep.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Repeals the Small Employer Group Health Insurance Law of the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Illinois Consumer Choice of Benefits Health Insurance Plan Act. Provides that insurers and employers may offer policies of accident and health insurance that do not provide state-mandated health benefits. Effective immediately.

	Fiscal Note (Department of Insurance)
	This bill if passed would not have a fiscal impact on the Department of Insurance.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that, for purposes of the Act, the term "state-mandated health benefits" does not include benefits that are mandated by specified provisions of the Illinois Administrative Code concerning minimum standards for benefits in individual policies of accident and health insurance. Changes a reference to "accident and sickness insurance" to "accident and health insurance".

	Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	House Bill 5925, as amended by House Amendments 1 and 2, would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.

	Home Rule Note (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
	This legislation, as amended by House Amendments 1 and 2, does not pre-empt home rule authority.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
	This legislation, as amended by House Amendments 1 and 2, does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act.

	Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	Would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state.

	Pension Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	No impact.

	Pension Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	No impact as amended by HA1.

	Pension Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	No impact as amended by HA2.

	Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget)
	House Bill 5925, as amended by House Amendment 1, has no fiscal impact.

	Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget)
	House Bill 5925, as amended by House Amendment 2, has no fiscal impact.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino
2/6/2004	House	First Reading
2/6/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/24/2004	House	Referred to Insurance Committee
3/2/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
3/3/2004	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Insurance Committee
3/3/2004	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote
3/3/2004	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 011-000-001
3/3/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/3/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
3/3/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
3/4/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
3/4/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
3/4/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
3/12/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/19/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino
3/19/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2004	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/23/2004	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/23/2004	House	Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/23/2004	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/23/2004	House	Pension Note Requested by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/23/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
3/23/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
3/24/2004	House	Judicial Note Filed As Amended by HA 1,2
3/24/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
3/24/2004	House	Home Rule Note Filed As Amended by HA 1,2
3/24/2004	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1,2
3/24/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/24/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
3/25/2004	House	Judicial Note Filed
3/25/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/25/2004	House	Pension Note Filed
3/25/2004	House	Pension Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
3/25/2004	House	Pension Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
3/25/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/25/2004	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
3/26/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
3/26/2004	House	Balanced Budget Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
3/26/2004	House	Balanced Budget Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
3/26/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
3/29/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
3/30/2004	House	Sponsor Removed Rep. Jack McGuire
3/30/2004	House	Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/30/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
3/30/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-030-003
3/30/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
3/31/2004	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/31/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/31/2004	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs
3/31/2004	Senate	First Reading
3/31/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
4/27/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
4/28/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
4/29/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
4/29/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
4/29/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
4/29/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward Petka
5/3/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
5/4/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones
6/25/2004	Senate	Assigned to Insurance & Pensions
6/25/2004	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
6/27/2004	Senate	Held in Insurance & Pensions
6/30/2004	Senate	Do Pass Insurance & Pensions; 006-004-000
6/30/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading July 1, 2004
7/1/2004	Senate	Second Reading
7/1/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading July 2, 2004
7/21/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs
7/21/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
7/21/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs
7/21/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
8/24/2004	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
8/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
8/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die