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Bill	ST GROUP INS-PHYSICAL THERAPY	Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires that the Act's health benefits program include coverage of medically necessary physical therapy that is aimed at sustaining a reasonably achievable level of functioning. Defines terms and specifies rights and duties of the insurer.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 4737	Illinois HB 4737 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	56	2	2009-12-29	2010-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/73ac6507-b4f5-4de1-88e2-cea2f6ffac4a	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4737&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49047&SessionID=76&GA=96	1bafe267678e156ffcf275b5f6d9abcac1880213aabd6406140c1f46de5b5517	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4737 (96th) — ST GROUP INS-PHYSICAL THERAPY

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires that the Act's health benefits program include coverage of medically necessary physical therapy that is aimed at sustaining a reasonably achievable level of functioning. Defines terms and specifies rights and duties of the insurer.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 87–27 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 36–16 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Betsy Hannig — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-12-29 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Betsy Hannig filing
• 2010-01-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-01-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2010-01-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
• 2010-01-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
• 2010-01-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2010-01-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2010-01-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
• 2010-01-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2010-01-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
• 2010-02-03 Assigned to Insurance Committee referral-committee
• 2010-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2010-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2010-02-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 014-007-000 committee-passage
• 2010-02-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-02-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Betsy Hannig amendment-introduction
• 2010-02-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2010-02-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Betsy Hannig amendment-introduction
• 2010-02-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2010-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
• 2010-02-24 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
• 2010-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2010-02-24 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2010-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2010-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2010-02-25 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
• 2010-02-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
• 2010-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
• 2010-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2010-03-02 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2010-03-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2010-03-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2010-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
• 2010-03-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-027-001 reading-3, passage
• 2010-03-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) amendment-failure
• 2010-03-11 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2010-03-11 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2010-03-11 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2010-03-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-03-11 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2010-04-05 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
• 2010-04-06 Assigned to Insurance referral-committee
• 2010-04-21 Do Pass Insurance; 007-003-000 committee-passage
• 2010-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
• 2010-04-23 Second Reading reading-2
• 2010-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
• 2010-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
• 2010-04-27 Sponsor Removed Sen. Larry K. Bomke
• 2010-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
• 2010-04-29 Third Reading - Passed; 036-016-000 reading-3, passage
• 2010-04-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2010-05-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2010-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2010-07-23 Effective Date January 1, 2011
• 2010-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1227 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/73ac6507-b4f5-4de1-88e2-cea2f6ffac4a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).