republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-5142.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS-EASY ENROLLMENT PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that all individual income tax return forms shall contain an appropriate space in which the taxpayer may indicate that the Department of Revenue may share the taxpayer's income information with other State agencies in order to determine the taxpayer's eligibility for health insurance benefits. Provides that the Department shall provide the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Insurance with the individual income tax information collected as soon as practicable. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall use taxpayer income information provided by the Department of Revenue to determine if an individual is eligible for a premium tax credit under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Provides that if the individual is determined to be eligible for a premium tax credit, the Department shall notify the individual of his or her eligibility as soon as practicable. Provides that the Department shall inform the individual of the next open enrollment period in the federal health insurance marketplace, and shall inform the individual of the special enrollment period triggered by a qualifying life event. Provides that if a State health benefits exchange is established in the State, an individual determined to be eligible for a premium tax credit shall be eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan through the State health benefits exchange during a special enrollment period that shall expire 60 days after the individual is notified by the Department of his or her eligibility for a premium tax credit. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall use taxpayer income information provided by the Department of Revenue to determine if an individual is eligible for health benefits provided by any program administered by the Department. Provides that if the individual is determined to be eligible for health benefits, the Department shall notify the individual of his or her eligibility as soon as practicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 5142"
citation: "Illinois HB 5142 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Harris", "Steve Stadelman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37e3dccd-81fe-4ba6-96c3-f1efa2d383dd"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5142&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139636&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "7d8342ea8c35ededd220ea2caf6f24e41da87423200d1b3f9c0ad74bc1f62b80"
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 5142 (102nd) — INS-EASY ENROLLMENT PROGRAM

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that all individual income tax return forms shall contain an appropriate space in which the taxpayer may indicate that the Department of Revenue may share the taxpayer's income information with other State agencies in order to determine the taxpayer's eligibility for health insurance benefits. Provides that the Department shall provide the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Insurance with the individual income tax information collected as soon as practicable. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall use taxpayer income information provided by the Department of Revenue to determine if an individual is eligible for a premium tax credit under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Provides that if the individual is determined to be eligible for a premium tax credit, the Department shall notify the individual of his or her eligibility as soon as practicable. Provides that the Department shall inform the individual of the next open enrollment period in the federal health insurance marketplace, and shall inform the individual of the special enrollment period triggered by a qualifying life event. Provides that if a State health benefits exchange is established in the State, an individual determined to be eligible for a premium tax credit shall be eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan through the State health benefits exchange during a special enrollment period that shall expire 60 days after the individual is notified by the Department of his or her eligibility for a premium tax credit. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall use taxpayer income information provided by the Department of Revenue to determine if an individual is eligible for health benefits provided by any program administered by the Department. Provides that if the individual is determined to be eligible for health benefits, the Department shall notify the individual of his or her eligibility as soon as practicable.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5142.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5142eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5142ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5142ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5142enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **92–11** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Harris — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris `filing`
- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- **2022-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-04** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2022-03-04** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 092-011-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2022-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2022-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2022-03-23** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
- **2022-03-30** Do Pass Insurance; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-31** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2022
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date May 13, 2022
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0799 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37e3dccd-81fe-4ba6-96c3-f1efa2d383dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).