2023-2024 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB2443: INS-HEARING AID COVERAGE
Legislative Summary
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act must provide coverage for medically necessary hearing instruments and related services for all individuals (rather than all individuals under the age of 18) when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing instrument to augment communication. Makes conforming changes, including repealing provisions concerning optional coverage or optional reimbursement for hearing instruments and related services. Effective January 1, 2025.
Bill History
2/14/2023
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung
House of Representatives
2/15/2023
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/15/2023
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Assigned to Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 008-004-000
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 083-025-001
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
Arrive in Senate
Senate
3/27/2023
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
3/27/2023
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Senate
3/27/2023
First Reading
Senate
3/27/2023
Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/28/2023
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
Senate
4/12/2023
Assigned to Insurance
Senate
4/19/2023
Do Pass Insurance; 011-000-000
Senate
4/19/2023
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023
Senate
4/20/2023
Second Reading
Senate
4/20/2023
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
Senate
4/20/2023
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
Senate
4/20/2023
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate
4/20/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Senate
5/2/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
Senate
5/2/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Senate
5/3/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
Senate
5/3/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate
5/4/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
Senate
5/5/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Senate
5/10/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 008-000-000
Senate
5/10/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Senate
5/10/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Senate
5/10/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
Senate
5/10/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Senate
5/10/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
Senate
5/10/2023
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate
5/10/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler
Senate
5/10/2023
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Senate
5/10/2023
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
Senate
5/10/2023
Arrived in House
House of Representatives
5/10/2023
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sharon Chung
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
5/15/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Senate
5/15/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Insurance Committee
House of Representatives
5/16/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 008-004-000
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 086-027-000
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
House Concurs
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Passed Both Houses
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
House of Representatives
5/18/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
Senate
6/1/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Senate
6/14/2023
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
Senate
6/15/2023
Sent to the Governor
House of Representatives
8/11/2023
Governor Approved
House of Representatives
8/11/2023
Effective Date January 1, 2025
House of Representatives
8/11/2023
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0530
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment 001
Senate Amendment 001
5/3/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Concurrence in House
5/17/2023
86
Yea
27
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading in Senate
5/10/2023
54
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading in House
3/23/2023
83
Yea
25
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(8/11/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 45
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Chung
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (48)
Jonathan Carroll
Democrat
Rita Mayfield
Democrat
Camille Lilly
Democrat
Mary Flowers
Democrat
Emanuel Welch
Democrat
Hoan Huynh
Democrat
Will Guzzardi
Democrat
Nabeela Syed
Democrat
Laura Faver Dias
Democrat
Joyce Mason
Democrat
Janet Yang Rohr
Democrat
Anne Stava-Murray
Democrat
Robert Rita
Democrat
Michelle Mussman
Democrat
Bob Morgan
Democrat
Diane Blair-Sherlock
Democrat
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Democrat
Suzanne Ness
Democrat
Theresa Mah
Democrat
Mary Canty
Democrat
Kelly Cassidy
Democrat
Daniel Didech
Democrat
Maura Hirschauer
Democrat
Katie Stuart
Democrat
Cyril Nichols
Democrat
Terra Costa Howard
Democrat
Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Democrat
Gregg Johnson
Democrat
Michael Kelly
Democrat
Barbara Hernandez
Democrat
Debbie Meyers-Martin
Democrat
David Koehler
Democrat
Robert Martwick
Democrat
Laura Ellman
Democrat
Steve Stadelman
Democrat
Rachel Ventura
Democrat
Michael Halpin
Democrat
Doris Turner
Democrat
Laura Murphy
Democrat
Paul Faraci
Democrat
Erica Harriss
Republican
Terri Bryant
Republican
Sally Turner
Republican
John Curran
Republican
Elgie Sims
Democrat
Emil Jones
Democrat
Napoleon Harris
Democrat
Meg Loughran Cappel
Democrat