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| Bill | INS-COVERAGE-PHYS THERAPY MS | Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code to require coverage for medically necessary preventative physical therapy for insureds diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In the provisions concerning multiple sclerosis preventative physical therapy, provides a definition for "medically necessary". Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 244 | Illinois HB 244 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 41 | 2 | 2009-01-16 | 2009-08-07 | openstates | ocd-bill/45c2c492-8fd9-46d9-a9b1-b2888e27aaa0 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=244&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40359&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 8a350248e666a72a2c53bfb1dbda9aa98c7fb1465b788f3f980bc3b8729b2c89 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 244 (96th) — INS-COVERAGE-PHYS THERAPY MS
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code to require coverage for medically necessary preventative physical therapy for insureds diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In the provisions concerning multiple sclerosis preventative physical therapy, provides a definition for "medically necessary". Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 101–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-01-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
filing - 2009-01-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2009-02-04 Assigned to Insurance Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-05 Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2009-02-05 Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- 2009-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- 2009-02-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Insurance Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-02-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-02-18 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 020-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-02-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2009-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2009-02-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- 2009-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2009-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2009-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
- 2009-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2009-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2009-03-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-04 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2009-03-04 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-04 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Insurance
referral-committee - 2009-04-30 Do Pass Insurance; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- 2009-05-07 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- 2009-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-13 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-11 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-07 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-07 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-07 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0139
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/45c2c492-8fd9-46d9-a9b1-b2888e27aaa0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).