---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS-OVAR CANCER SURVEIL TEST"
description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires insurers to cover surveillance tests for ovarian cancer for female insureds who are at risk for ovarian cancer. Provides a definition for \"at risk for ovarian cancer\" and \"surveillance tests for ovarian cancer\". Effective January 1, 2006."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 521"
citation: "Illinois SB 521 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-17"
last_action: "2005-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6d2967a-c87b-4dbf-8253-82a1d7bb6dda"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=521&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17330&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "c932ceec2b01adcf622c88b235bfd039d0a97f0da3f34a23c436e715ead33974"
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 521 (94th) — INS-OVAR CANCER SURVEIL TEST

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires insurers to cover surveillance tests for ovarian cancer for female insureds who are at risk for ovarian cancer. Provides a definition for "at risk for ovarian cancer" and "surveillance tests for ovarian cancer". Effective January 1, 2006.

## 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=09400SB0521&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17330&DocNum=521&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0521eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17330&DocNum=521&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0521enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17330&DocNum=521&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Hannig — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
- John D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Milton Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
- Terry R. Parke — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2005-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** To Subcommittee
- **2005-03-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Insurance; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2005-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Insurance
- **2005-04-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2005-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 009-000-000
- **2005-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-04-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-04-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-05-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-05-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2005-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-06** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0122 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6d2967a-c87b-4dbf-8253-82a1d7bb6dda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).