Illinois · House Bill 1018 · 104th General Assembly

INS-PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS

HB 1018 Sponsored by John M. Cabello In committee

  1. Introduced Dec 17, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 9, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a pharmacy benefit manager or an affiliate acting on the pharmacy benefit manager's behalf is prohibited from steering a covered individual. Defines "steer". Effective July 1, 2025.

Every action

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

  1. HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee · House Health Care Availability & Access
  5. CommitteeTo Pharmacy Benefit Manager Subcommittee · House Pharmacy Benefit Manager
  6. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. CommitteeAssigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee · House Health Care Availability & Access
  8. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.