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Bill	INS-MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS	Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Mental Health Equity Access and Prevention Act. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health shall undertake a public educational campaign to bring broad public awareness to communities across the State on the importance of mental health and wellness. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall cover all medically necessary out-of-network mental health visits, treatment, and services provided by a mental health provider or facility. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall provide coverage for 2 annual mental health prevention and wellness visits for children and for adults. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall not require the diagnosis of a mental, emotional, or nervous disorder or condition to establish medical necessity for mental health care, services, or treatment. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall contract with an independent third party with expertise in analyzing commercial insurance premiums and costs to perform an independent analysis of the impact of the coverage of services pursuant to the provisions has had on insurance premiums. Provides that the Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions by no later than October 31, 2024. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	103rd	HB 2847	Illinois HB 2847 (103rd)	bill		enacted	Laura Fine Lindsey LaPointe	6	92	6	2023-02-16	2023-08-11	openstates	ocd-bill/9435ceac-f68d-4b29-862d-daac1cfbd0ec	https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2847&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147978&SessionID=112	a00bdc64432d6b11f2649cc179c524bdc7b61fcc13d15b2a9b9b97660f45bde8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2847 (103rd) — INS-MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Mental Health Equity Access and Prevention Act. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health shall undertake a public educational campaign to bring broad public awareness to communities across the State on the importance of mental health and wellness. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall cover all medically necessary out-of-network mental health visits, treatment, and services provided by a mental health provider or facility. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall provide coverage for 2 annual mental health prevention and wellness visits for children and for adults. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall not require the diagnosis of a mental, emotional, or nervous disorder or condition to establish medical necessity for mental health care, services, or treatment. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall contract with an independent third party with expertise in analyzing commercial insurance premiums and costs to perform an independent analysis of the impact of the coverage of services pursuant to the provisions has had on insurance premiums. Provides that the Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions by no later than October 31, 2024. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

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. House Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Mental Health & Addiction — 13–7 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 107–0 (pass) · lower
• Mental Health & Addiction, Amendment 3 — 19–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · lower
• Mental Health & Addiction, Amendment 2 — 18–0 (pass) · lower
• Executive — 12–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Laura Fine — primary (person)
• Lindsey LaPointe — primary (person)
• Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Amy L. Grant — cosponsor (person)
• Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
• Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
• Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
• Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
• Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
• Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
• Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
• Jenn Ladisch Douglass — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
• La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
• Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
• Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
• Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
• Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
• Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
• Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe filing
• 2023-02-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2023-02-16 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2023-02-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2023-02-28 Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee referral-committee
• 2023-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2023-03-06 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2023-03-06 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2023-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
• 2023-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2023-03-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 013-007-000
• 2023-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
• 2023-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe amendment-introduction
• 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
• 2023-03-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-03-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-03-27 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
• 2023-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2023-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
• 2023-03-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2023-03-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
• 2023-04-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
• 2023-04-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
• 2023-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2023-04-26 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
• 2023-04-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-04-26 Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
• 2023-04-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe amendment-introduction
• 2023-04-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-05-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
• 2023-05-03 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe amendment-introduction
• 2023-05-03 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-05-04 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 018-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-05-08 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
• 2023-05-11 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 019-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-05-12 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2023-05-12 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2023-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
• 2023-05-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2023-05-12 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2023-05-12 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-12 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled amendment-failure
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
• 2023-05-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
• 2023-05-15 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2023-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2023-05-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2023-05-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2023-05-15 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-05-16 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2023-05-16 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
• 2023-05-16 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
• 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
• 2023-05-17 Waive Posting Notice
• 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
• 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
• 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
• 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2023-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2023-05-17 Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
• 2023-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading reading-2
• 2023-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
• 2023-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023
• 2023-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2023-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2023-05-18 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-18 Passed Both Houses
• 2023-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
• 2023-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
• 2023-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
• 2023-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
• 2023-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2023-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2023-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2023
• 2023-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0535 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9435ceac-f68d-4b29-862d-daac1cfbd0ec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).