GA96HB4679 96 HB 4679 INS CD-PROHBIT DISCRIMINATION Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no company, in any policy of accident or health insurance, shall make or permit any distinction or discrimination against individuals solely because of handicaps or disabilities in specified provisions of the contract it makes or permit any distinction or discrimination against individuals solely because of handicaps or disabilities in the specified provisions of the contract it makes (instead of including an exception for those who meet specified criteria). Provides that no company shall refuse to insure or refuse to continue to insure, limit the amount or extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage solely because of health status or disability (instead of only because of blindness or partial blindness). http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4679&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=48874&SessionID=76&GA=96 2010-03-25 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Consideration Postponed 0 12 2010-03-23 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Standard Debate 1 10 2010-03-12 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate 0 5 2010-03-15 00:00:00 House Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Stephens 0 6 2010-03-23 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate 0 11 2010-03-19 00:00:00 House Fiscal Note Filed 0 9 2010-03-18 00:00:00 House State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed 0 8 2010-03-15 00:00:00 House State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Stephens 0 7 2010-03-12 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Standard Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 007-005-000 0 4 HHCA 2010-02-16 00:00:00 House Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee 0 3 HHCA 2010-01-04 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2010-01-04 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-11-03 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 0 0 2010-03-25 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed 0 13 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1 14 HRUL MaryEFlowers House Chief Sponsor