Bill Text: IL SB2191 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that every policy issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in this State on or after January 1, 2025 shall provide coverage for the domestic partner, child of the domestic partner, sibling, parent, or live-in family member of an insured or policyholder that is equal to and subject to the same terms and conditions as the coverage provided to a spouse or an insured policyholder.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-10 - Referred to Assignments [SB2191 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2191-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 356z.61 as follows:
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6 | (215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 356z.61. Equal coverage for family members. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "terms", "conditions", and | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | "coverage" do not include instances of differential treatment | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | of a domestic partner, child of a domestic partner, sibling, | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | parent, live-in family member, or spouse under federal law. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) Every policy of accident and health insurance issued, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | amended, delivered, or renewed in this State on or after | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | January 1, 2025 shall provide coverage for a domestic partner, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | child of a domestic partner, sibling, parent, or live-in | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | family member of an insured or policyholder that is equal to | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | and subject to the same terms and conditions as the coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | provided to a spouse of an insured or policyholder. A policy of | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | accident and health insurance may not offer or provide | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | coverage for a domestic partner, child of a domestic partner, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | sibling, parent, or live-in family member if it is not equal to | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | the coverage provided for the spouse of an insured or | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | policyholder.
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