---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHFS-MEDS-PRIOR APPROVAL LIST"
description: "Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that when making determinations as to which drugs shall be on a prior approval list, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall include as part of the analysis for this determination, the degree to which a drug may affect individuals in different ways based on factors including the gender of the person taking the medication. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5871"
citation: "Illinois HB 5871 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d8f01d3-17c0-45cc-be3e-3080967bcd62"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5871&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51529&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "00358f3d38fed3977198412bb7d438b582d7705263594301e8f6b85e94051ca6"
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 5871 (96th) — DHFS-MEDS-PRIOR APPROVAL LIST

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that when making determinations as to which drugs shall be on a prior approval list, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall include as part of the analysis for this determination, the degree to which a drug may affect individuals in different ways based on factors including the gender of the person taking the medication. 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=09600HB5871&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51529&DocNum=5871&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5871eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51529&DocNum=5871&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5871enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51529&DocNum=5871&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 16, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-28** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2010
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1269 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d8f01d3-17c0-45cc-be3e-3080967bcd62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).