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| Bill | GOVT-ST GROUP INSURANCE | Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires that the program of life insurance benefits permit active employees and annuitants under age 60 to purchase supplemental life insurance coverage in amounts up to 8 (now, up to 4) times the basic life insurance benefits. Limits the maximum accidental death and dismemberment coverage to the lesser of the amount of basic life benefits plus optional life benefits not exceeding 5 times basic life benefits or $3,000,000 (now, basic plus optional life benefits). Changes the dependent life insurance coverage to $10,000 (now, $5,000), with a reduction to $5,000 for a spouse when the eligible annuitant turns 60. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 521 | Illinois HB 521 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2005-01-27 | 2005-07-01 | openstates | ocd-bill/c0ecea2f-73da-4eb1-a527-8214f0a8a1e0 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=521&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14890&SessionID=50&GA=94 | fcebe77cefd16de2630f73b36ae13df4585ab91fdb0a86315f4990bb9a2f1a92 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 521 (94th) — GOVT-ST GROUP INSURANCE
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires that the program of life insurance benefits permit active employees and annuitants under age 60 to purchase supplemental life insurance coverage in amounts up to 8 (now, up to 4) times the basic life insurance benefits. Limits the maximum accidental death and dismemberment coverage to the lesser of the amount of basic life benefits plus optional life benefits not exceeding 5 times basic life benefits or $3,000,000 (now, basic plus optional life benefits). Changes the dependent life insurance coverage to $10,000 (now, $5,000), with a reduction to $5,000 for a spouse when the eligible annuitant turns 60. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- David E. Miller — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-01-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller
filing - 2005-01-27 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-02 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-09 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-02-10 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-02-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-02-23 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-02-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- 2005-02-24 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-24 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-13 Assigned to Insurance
referral-committee - 2005-05-04 Do Pass Insurance; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- 2005-05-05 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- 2005-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-11 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-01 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-01 Effective Date July 1, 2005
- 2005-07-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0095
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c0ecea2f-73da-4eb1-a527-8214f0a8a1e0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).