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type: "Bill"
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title: "GRP INS-PHYS THERAPY-COVERAGE"
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description: "Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that there is coverage under the Act for medically necessary physical therapy and occupational therapy when that therapy is ordered for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or referred for the same purpose (rather than at any time medically necessary physical therapy and occupational therapy is ordered or referred). Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "SB 1557"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1557 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-09"
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last_action: "2011-08-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cc84d4d-3edb-42f0-806e-f3c232305603"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1557&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57444&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "bc6efc56ea9034148e294c99d0d383d23400053e2b595113f04501fcc46beafb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1557 (97th) — GRP INS-PHYS THERAPY-COVERAGE
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Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that there is coverage under the Act for medically necessary physical therapy and occupational therapy when that therapy is ordered for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or referred for the same purpose (rather than at any time medically necessary physical therapy and occupational therapy is ordered or referred). Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1557&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57444&DocNum=1557&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1557eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57444&DocNum=1557&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1557enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57444&DocNum=1557&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- William R. Haine — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
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- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-03** Postponed - Insurance
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- **2011-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
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- **2011-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2011
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- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
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- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2011-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
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- **2011-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-02** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-04** Re-assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
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- **2011-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
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- **2011-05-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
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- **2011-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2011
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- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0604 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cc84d4d-3edb-42f0-806e-f3c232305603`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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