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Bill ACCESS AFFORDABLE INSULIN ACT Creates the Access to Affordable Insulin Act. Sets forth provisions concerning an insulin urgent-need program. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish procedures and applications for the insulin urgent-need program. Sets forth provisions concerning insulin urgent-need program exceptions, eligibility, forms, applications, claims and reimbursement, copayments, information sheets, and navigators. Defines terms. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning cost sharing in prescription insulin drugs, provides that an insurer that provides coverage for prescription insulin drugs under the terms of a health coverage plan the insurer offers shall limit the total amount that an insured is required to pay for a 30-day supply of covered prescription insulin drugs at an amount not to exceed $35 (rather than $100). Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd SB 1559 Illinois SB 1559 (103rd)
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Illinois SB 1559 (103rd) — ACCESS AFFORDABLE INSULIN ACT

Creates the Access to Affordable Insulin Act. Sets forth provisions concerning an insulin urgent-need program. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish procedures and applications for the insulin urgent-need program. Sets forth provisions concerning insulin urgent-need program exceptions, eligibility, forms, applications, claims and reimbursement, copayments, information sheets, and navigators. Defines terms. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning cost sharing in prescription insulin drugs, provides that an insurer that provides coverage for prescription insulin drugs under the terms of a health coverage plan the insurer offers shall limit the total amount that an insured is required to pay for a 30-day supply of covered prescription insulin drugs at an amount not to exceed $35 (rather than $100). 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. House Amendment 004 (committee substitute) — source
  7. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence, Amendment 4 — 472 (pass) · lower
  • Insurance — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1050 (pass) · lower
  • Executive, Amendment 4 — 120 (pass) · lower
  • Insurance — 100 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · lower
  • Executive, Amendment 1 — 84 (pass) · lower
  • Health Care Availability & Access — 80 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
  • La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
  • Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
  • Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
  • Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
  • Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
  • Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
  • David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
  • Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
  • Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
  • Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
  • Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
  • Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
  • Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
  • Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
  • Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
  • Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
  • Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
  • Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-08 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy filing
  • 2023-02-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-02-08 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-02-08 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2023-02-08 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  • 2023-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
  • 2023-02-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  • 2023-02-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  • 2023-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  • 2023-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2023-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  • 2023-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  • 2023-02-14 Assigned to Insurance referral-committee
  • 2023-02-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
  • 2023-02-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  • 2023-02-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
  • 2023-02-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2023-02-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  • 2023-02-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  • 2023-02-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  • 2023-02-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2023-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  • 2023-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  • 2023-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2023-02-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2023-02-22 Postponed - Insurance
  • 2023-02-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  • 2023-02-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  • 2023-03-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-03-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  • 2023-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
  • 2023-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Insurance amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-08 Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 010-000-000
  • 2023-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-03-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
  • 2023-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  • 2023-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  • 2023-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  • 2023-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2023-03-10 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
  • 2023-03-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  • 2023-03-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  • 2023-03-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  • 2023-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2023-03-31 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2023-03-31 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2023-04-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-04-11 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-04-18 Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-04-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
  • 2023-04-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  • 2023-04-25 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 008-000-000
  • 2023-04-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-04-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  • 2023-05-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-05-10 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-05-12 Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford amendment-introduction
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-19 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
  • 2023-05-19 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Brad Stephens
  • 2023-05-19 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  • 2023-05-19 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-004-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford amendment-introduction
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-19 Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2023
  • 2023-05-22 Judicial Note Filed
  • 2023-05-22 Balanced Budget Note Filed
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-05-23 Sponsor Removed Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  • 2023-05-23 Sponsor Removed Sen. Terri Bryant
  • 2023-05-23 Sponsor Removed Sen. Jason Plummer
  • 2023-05-23 Pension Note Filed
  • 2023-05-23 Sponsor Removed Sen. Neil Anderson
  • 2023-05-23 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
  • 2023-05-23 Sponsor Removed Sen. Steve McClure
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
  • 2023-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
  • 2023-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
  • 2023-05-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Dave Syverson
  • 2023-05-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Seth Lewis
  • 2023-05-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Erica Harriss
  • 2023-05-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Jil Tracy
  • 2023-05-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Sally J. Turner
  • 2023-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford amendment-introduction
  • 2023-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Dale Fowler
  • 2023-05-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Tom Bennett
  • 2023-05-31 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-11-07 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  • 2023-11-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-11-08 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford amendment-introduction
  • 2023-11-08 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-11-08 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
  • 2023-11-08 Sponsor Removed Sen. Sue Rezin
  • 2023-11-08 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-11-08 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
  • 2023-11-08 Sponsor Removed Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Correctional Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Judicial Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-11-09 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2023-11-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-11-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  • 2023-11-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  • 2023-11-09 3/5 Vote Required
  • 2023-11-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-11-09 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 4
  • 2023-11-09 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 4 - November 9, 2023
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford filing
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 4 3/5 Vote Required
  • 2023-11-09 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 047-002-000
  • 2023-11-09 Senate Concurs
  • 2023-11-09 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-11-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  • 2023-11-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2023-11-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2023-11-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  • 2023-12-01 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-12-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-12-08 Effective Date December 8, 2023
  • 2023-12-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0578 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dd3a42df-2f5a-4848-a2a7-0851def7b7fd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).