republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-711.md

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Bill	PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REFORM ACT	Creates the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides requirements concerning disclosure and review of prior authorization requirements, denial of claims or coverage by a utilization review organization, and the implementation of prior authorization requirements or restrictions. Provides requirements concerning a utilization review organization's obligations with respect to prior authorizations in nonurgent circumstances, urgent health care services, and emergency health care services. Provides that a utilization review organization shall not require prior authorization under specified circumstances. Provides requirements concerning the length of prior authorizations. Provides that health care services are automatically deemed authorized if a utilization review organization fails to comply with the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Director of Insurance may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $250,000 for violations of the Act. Defines terms. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to change the definition of "emergency medical condition". Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act to provide that companies that transact accident and health insurance shall comply with specified requirements of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide that all managed care organizations shall comply with the requirements of the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2022.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 711	Illinois HB 711 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Greg Harris Linda Holmes	5	127	2	2021-02-08	2021-08-19	openstates	ocd-bill/fb315d1f-3586-4f5f-aa27-c69dfcf3cacd	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=711&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=129232&SessionID=110&GA=102	0608a08e767e3c71d82b9d975e1cf62bf82d35d63e433f47a998844bf6c5d9bb	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 711 (102nd) — PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REFORM ACT

Creates the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides requirements concerning disclosure and review of prior authorization requirements, denial of claims or coverage by a utilization review organization, and the implementation of prior authorization requirements or restrictions. Provides requirements concerning a utilization review organization's obligations with respect to prior authorizations in nonurgent circumstances, urgent health care services, and emergency health care services. Provides that a utilization review organization shall not require prior authorization under specified circumstances. Provides requirements concerning the length of prior authorizations. Provides that health care services are automatically deemed authorized if a utilization review organization fails to comply with the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Director of Insurance may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $250,000 for violations of the Act. Defines terms. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to change the definition of "emergency medical condition". Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act to provide that companies that transact accident and health insurance shall comply with specified requirements of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide that all managed care organizations shall comply with the requirements of the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2022.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Greg Harris — primary (person)
• Linda Holmes — primary (person)
• Adam Niemerg — cosponsor (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
• Amy Grant — cosponsor (person)
• Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
• Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
• Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
• Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
• Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
• Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
• Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
• Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
• Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
• Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
• Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
• Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
• Donald P. DeWitte — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
• Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
• Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
• Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
• Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
• Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
• Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
• Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
• Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Madigan — cosponsor (person)
• Michael T. Marron — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
• Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
• Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
• Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
• Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
• Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
• Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
• Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
• Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Demmer — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Weber — cosponsor (person)
• Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
• William Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris filing
• 2021-02-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2021-02-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2021-02-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2021-02-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2021-02-08 Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
• 2021-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2021-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
• 2021-02-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
• 2021-02-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
• 2021-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2021-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
• 2021-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2021-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2021-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
• 2021-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
• 2021-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
• 2021-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
• 2021-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
• 2021-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
• 2021-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
• 2021-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
• 2021-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
• 2021-03-02 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
• 2021-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
• 2021-03-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
• 2021-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg
• 2021-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
• 2021-03-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2021-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
• 2021-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
• 2021-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2021-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
• 2021-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2021-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-20 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2021-04-21 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
• 2021-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2021-04-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2021-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 reading-1
• 2021-04-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2021-04-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-22 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
• 2021-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2021-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2021-04-28 Assigned to Insurance referral-committee
• 2021-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
• 2021-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
• 2021-04-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2021-04-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2021-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2021-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2021-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
• 2021-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
• 2021-05-06 Do Pass Insurance; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2021
• 2021-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2021-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
• 2021-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2021-05-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2021-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
• 2021-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
• 2021-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-19 Effective Date January 1, 2022
• 2021-08-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0409 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb315d1f-3586-4f5f-aa27-c69dfcf3cacd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).