---
type: "Bill"
title: "INSURANCE CARD-DENTAL PLAN"
description: "Amends the Uniform Health Care Services Benefits Information Card Act. Includes dental service plans under the definition of \"health benefit plan\". Requires a uniform health care benefit information card or other technology for a dental service plan to include a statement that the dental service plan is fully insured. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2851"
citation: "Illinois SB 2851 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b1765de-e8ef-4d65-93f5-a6cf2713577f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2851&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110019&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "8b78395ee2f2bda917ff6961201a3579ade5432094a4313fac0e9825d819daa9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2851 (100th) — INSURANCE CARD-DENTAL PLAN

Amends the Uniform Health Care Services Benefits Information Card Act. Includes dental service plans under the definition of "health benefit plan". Requires a uniform health care benefit information card or other technology for a dental service plan to include a statement that the dental service plan is fully insured. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2851&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110019&DocNum=2851&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2851eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110019&DocNum=2851&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2851enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110019&DocNum=2851&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-13** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2018-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2018-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2018-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2018-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance
- **2018-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Insurance
- **2018-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
- **2018-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 19, 2018
- **2018-04-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2018-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2018-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 012-000-000
- **2018-04-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2018-04-27** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-05-02** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2018-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2018-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Assigned to Insurance: Health & Life Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven Reick `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Steven Reick
- **2018-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2018-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance: Health & Life Committee
- **2018-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance: Health & Life Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance: Health & Life Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2018-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2018-05-25** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2018
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Insurance; 011-000-000
- **2018-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2018-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2018-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1013 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b1765de-e8ef-4d65-93f5-a6cf2713577f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).