---
type: "Bill"
title: "ST GROUP INS-DEPENDENT AGE"
description: "Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Changes the maximum age of a dependent who is an unmarried child from 23 years old to 24 years old. Adds an unmarried child age 19 to 24 on a medical leave of absence to the definition of a dependent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4241"
citation: "Illinois HB 4241 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef360e48-c7bd-4308-afba-4146d3afa1a0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4241&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=47116&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7b63dd342b236b5ca9a51a3a9cf874959984bf34534fea21b9e1c02bf2df5091"
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 4241 (96th) — ST GROUP INS-DEPENDENT AGE

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Changes the maximum age of a dependent who is an unmarried child from 23 years old to 24 years old. Adds an unmarried child age 19 to 24 on a medical leave of absence to the definition of a dependent.

## 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=09600HB4241&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47116&DocNum=4241&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4241eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47116&DocNum=4241&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4241enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47116&DocNum=4241&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank J. Mautino — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Postponed - Insurance
- **2009-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2009-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2009-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0756 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef360e48-c7bd-4308-afba-4146d3afa1a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).