---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS COVER SCRIPT INHALANTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide that if a policy provides coverage for prescription drugs, it may not restrict coverage for prescription inhalants based upon refill limitations if the treating physician prescribes the inhalants in a manner contrary to the insurer's refill limitations. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 467"
citation: "Illinois SB 467 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e38ad2d-a8a6-48d1-9e7f-ff0a365aa73b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=467&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3070&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "a0659273827813a7ff75e67fac85d6ee3a4eddb0cbbdb2e85f6a9a266ba61dc9"
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 467 (93rd) — INS COVER SCRIPT INHALANTS

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide that if a policy provides coverage for prescription drugs, it may not restrict coverage for prescription inhalants based upon refill limitations if the treating physician prescribes the inhalants in a manner contrary to the insurer's refill limitations. 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=09300SB0467&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3070&DocNum=467&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0467eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3070&DocNum=467&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0467enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3070&DocNum=467&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **86–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2003-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2003-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
- **2003-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-05** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-05** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2003-05-07** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2003-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-15** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2003-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-000-029 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2003
- **2003-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0529 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e38ad2d-a8a6-48d1-9e7f-ff0a365aa73b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).