republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-3709.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS CODE-INFERTILITY COVERAGE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility shall be provided without discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Removes provisions stating that \"infertility\" means the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse or the inability to sustain a successful pregnancy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3709"
citation: "Illinois HB 3709 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Fine", "Margaret Croke"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 62
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41b383cd-4ac9-442d-b86b-46bc4c0b9b80"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3709&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132757&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "83df85ad45b9be0dd4feee50caf976f235d38b76b2bd961297f41ed1e1d3a342"
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 3709 (102nd) — INS CODE-INFERTILITY COVERAGE

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility shall be provided without discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Removes provisions stating that "infertility" means the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse or the inability to sustain a successful pregnancy.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3709.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3709eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3709ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3709enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **68–43** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Margaret Croke — primary (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke `filing`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2021-03-18** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2021-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 012-007-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2021-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2021-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-043-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2021-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2021-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Insurance; 008-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 049-006-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2021-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0170 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41b383cd-4ac9-442d-b86b-46bc4c0b9b80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).