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type: "Bill"
title: "INSUR-MNTL HLTH PARITY-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions requiring an insurer that provides coverage for hospital or medical expenses under a group policy of accident and health insurance or health care plan to provide coverage under the policy for treatment of serious mental illness under the same terms and conditions as coverage for hospital or medical expenses related to other illnesses and diseases (commonly referred to as \"mental health parity\"), eliminates the December 31, 2005 sunset date that applies to those provisions. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 59"
citation: "Illinois HB 59 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-06"
last_action: "2005-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f76cc2b8-c131-4ef5-a190-6c1b0db2fda1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=59&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14202&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "05c6b78f09e1d577fce31325ddd271d60e3a1a3445ca0214d75465715346236a"
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 HB 59 (94th) — INSUR-MNTL HLTH PARITY-SUNSET
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions requiring an insurer that provides coverage for hospital or medical expenses under a group policy of accident and health insurance or health care plan to provide coverage under the policy for treatment of serious mental illness under the same terms and conditions as coverage for hospital or medical expenses related to other illnesses and diseases (commonly referred to as "mental health parity"), eliminates the December 31, 2005 sunset date that applies to those provisions. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0059&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14202&DocNum=59&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0059eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14202&DocNum=59&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0059enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14202&DocNum=59&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2005-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-02-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-02-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 012-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-02-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-03-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2005-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Insurance; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2005
- **2005-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0402 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f76cc2b8-c131-4ef5-a190-6c1b0db2fda1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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