Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2641

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Sets forth provisions regarding health benefits for TRS benefit recipients, TRS dependent beneficiaries, community college benefit recipients, and community college dependent beneficiaries. Permits eligible benefit recipients and dependent beneficiaries to elect not to participate in the program of health benefits during the benefit recipient's annual open enrollment period. Permits a benefit recipient and the dependent beneficiary to re-enroll in the Department of Central Management Services program of health benefits upon showing a qualifying change in status without evidence of insurability and with no limitations on coverage for pre-existing conditions, provided that there was not a break in coverage of more than 63 days. Permits a benefit recipient and the dependent beneficiary who elected not to participate in the program of health benefits to re-enroll in the program of health benefits during any annual benefit choice period, without evidence of insurability. Provides that benefit recipients who elect not to participate in the program of health benefits shall be furnished with a written explanation of the requirements and limitations for the election not to participate in the program and for re-enrolling in the program. Further provides that the Director shall not limit re-enrollment in a manner that is inconsistent with this amendatory Act. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: (1) deletes a provision that permits a benefit recipient and the dependent beneficiary to re-enroll in the Department of Central Management Services program of health benefits upon showing a qualifying change in status without evidence of insurability and with no limitations on coverage for pre-existing conditions, provided that there was not a break in coverage of more than 63 days; and (2) provides that the changes of the amendatory Act impact only those benefit recipients and dependent beneficiaries who are enrolled or had been enrolled in the program of health benefits before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.

Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act impact benefit recipients and dependent beneficiaries who choose to enroll in either the Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program or the College Insurance Program after the effective date of the amendatory Act or those who are enrolled or had been enrolled in the program on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
1/21/2014	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
1/21/2014	Senate	First Reading
1/21/2014	Senate	Referred to Assignments
1/22/2014	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
1/29/2014	Senate	Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
2/20/2014	Senate	Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
2/25/2014	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/25/2014	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/26/2014	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
2/27/2014	Senate	Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
3/5/2014	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/6/2014	Senate	Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
3/6/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2014
3/6/2014	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
3/17/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/17/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/20/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
3/21/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
3/27/2014	Senate	Second Reading
3/27/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link
3/27/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
4/1/2014	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
4/1/2014	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
4/1/2014	House	Arrived in House
4/2/2014	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
4/2/2014	House	First Reading
4/2/2014	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/8/2014	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/16/2014	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
5/23/2014	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
5/23/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
5/23/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/26/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
5/26/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
5/26/2014	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000
5/26/2014	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/26/2014	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/26/2014	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/30/2014	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
7/1/2014	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	5 ILCS 375/6.5

	Adds reference to:
	5 ILCS 375/1	from Ch. 127, par. 521