---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS CD-UNIFORM DRUG INFO CARDS"
description: "Amends the Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card Act. Provides that a discounted health care services plan administrator shall issue to its beneficiaries and insureds a card or other technology containing uniform prescription drug information. Sets forth the mandatory data elements that the card or other technology issued by a discounted health care services plan administrator shall display. Sets forth a definition for \"discounted health care services plan administrator\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5527"
citation: "Illinois HB 5527 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-08"
last_action: "2010-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e50cec66-2b6f-4d9c-adb1-6e932ed04945"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5527&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50645&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9305de9ffaf05308a7635f3bd91bc75ac3f790ac177cd901b0ce422858cf5569"
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 HB 5527 (96th) — INS CD-UNIFORM DRUG INFO CARDS

Amends the Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card Act. Provides that a discounted health care services plan administrator shall issue to its beneficiaries and insureds a card or other technology containing uniform prescription drug information. Sets forth the mandatory data elements that the card or other technology issued by a discounted health care services plan administrator shall display. Sets forth a definition for "discounted health care services plan administrator".

## 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=09600HB5527&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50645&DocNum=5527&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5527eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50645&DocNum=5527&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5527enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50645&DocNum=5527&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2010-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-03-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2010-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Postponed - Insurance
- **2010-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2010-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2010-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2010-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1326 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e50cec66-2b6f-4d9c-adb1-6e932ed04945`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).