Illinois · Senate Bill 2573 · 103rd General Assembly

INS-CANCER COVERAGE/WIGS

SB 2573 Sponsored by Napoleon Harris III Became law

  1. Introduced May 3, 2023
  2. In committee May 3, 2023
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 12, 2024
  4. Passed the House May 9, 2024
  5. To the governor Jun 7, 2024
  6. Became law Aug 2, 2024

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual plan of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act must provide coverage for wigs or other scalp prostheses worn for hair loss caused by alopecia, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment for cancer or other conditions. Makes a conforming change in the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Effective immediately.

Every action

124 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Insurance · Senate Insurance
  5. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  6. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  9. CommitteeDo Pass as Amended Insurance; 010-000-000 · Senate Insurance
  10. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024
  11. SenateSecond Reading
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2024
  13. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
  14. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  15. SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
  16. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  17. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  18. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  19. HouseArrived in House
  20. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  21. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  22. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  23. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
  24. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  25. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  26. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  27. HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  28. HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Yolonda Morris
  29. HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  30. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  31. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  32. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
  33. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  34. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  35. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  36. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  37. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  38. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  39. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  40. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  41. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  42. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  43. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
  44. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  45. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  46. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  47. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  48. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  49. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
  50. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  51. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  52. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  53. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  54. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
  55. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  56. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  57. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  58. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  59. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  60. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  61. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  62. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
  63. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  64. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  65. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
  66. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
  67. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  68. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  69. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  70. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  71. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  72. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
  73. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
  74. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  75. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
  76. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  77. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
  78. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
  79. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  80. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
  81. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  82. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  83. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  84. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
  85. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  86. HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  87. HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  88. HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  89. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  90. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
  91. HouseFirst Reading
  92. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  93. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  94. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  95. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
  96. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
  97. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  98. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  99. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  100. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  101. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
  102. CommitteeAssigned to Insurance Committee · House Insurance
  103. CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 015-000-000 · House Insurance
  104. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  105. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  106. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
  107. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  108. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  109. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  110. HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
  111. SenatePassed Both Houses
  112. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
  113. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  114. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  115. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  116. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
  1. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  2. HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  5. SenateSent to the Governor
  6. SenateGovernor Approved
  7. SenateEffective Date August 2, 2024
  8. SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0753

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 57–0
Apr 12, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 57 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 38 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 57

Not voting · 2

Third Reading · Full House

Passed 111–0
May 9, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 111 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 72 yes, 0 no Republicans: 39 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 111

Not voting · 1

Excused · 6

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 6, 2024 Senate Insurance Insurance - Do Pass As Amended
Members

Yes · 10

Not voting · 1

 Passed 10–0
Mar 6, 2024 Senate Insurance Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Insurance - Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 10

Not voting · 1

 Passed 10–0
Apr 30, 2024 House Insurance Insurance - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 95 cosponsors: 78 Democrats, 17 Republicans.

All 95 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.