republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-147.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS-MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a Medicare supplement policyholder is entitled to an annual open enrollment period lasting 60 days or more, commencing with the individual's birthday, during which time that person may purchase any Medicare supplement policy that offers benefits equal to or lesser than those provided by the previous coverage. Provides that, during the open enrollment period, an issuer of a Medicare supplement policy shall not deny or condition the issuance or effectiveness of Medicare supplemental coverage, nor discriminate in the pricing of coverage, because of health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, or a medical condition of the individual if, at the time of the open enrollment period, the individual is covered under another Medicare supplement policy or contract. Requires an issuer to notify a policyholder of his or her rights under this subsection at least 30 days and no more than 60 days before the beginning of the open enrollment period, and on any notice related to a benefit modification or premium adjustment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 147"
citation: "Illinois SB 147 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura M. Murphy", "Sonya M. Harper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01a1da65-d22f-4171-b538-840f9b1e8dc8"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=147&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=129114&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "df5495b0e8c449ce0ff0ea5b2eaa908099699921cd4e8808c8f70cc1afba053d"
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 147 (102nd) — INS-MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a Medicare supplement policyholder is entitled to an annual open enrollment period lasting 60 days or more, commencing with the individual's birthday, during which time that person may purchase any Medicare supplement policy that offers benefits equal to or lesser than those provided by the previous coverage. Provides that, during the open enrollment period, an issuer of a Medicare supplement policy shall not deny or condition the issuance or effectiveness of Medicare supplemental coverage, nor discriminate in the pricing of coverage, because of health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, or a medical condition of the individual if, at the time of the open enrollment period, the individual is covered under another Medicare supplement policy or contract. Requires an issuer to notify a policyholder of his or her rights under this subsection at least 30 days and no more than 60 days before the beginning of the open enrollment period, and on any notice related to a benefit modification or premium adjustment.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB0147.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0147eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0147sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0147enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `filing`
- **2021-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** Postponed - Insurance
- **2021-04-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
- **2021-04-21** Do Pass Insurance; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2021-04-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2021
- **2021-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 011-000-000
- **2021-05-06** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Murphy `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2021-05-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Insurance Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0142 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01a1da65-d22f-4171-b538-840f9b1e8dc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).