North Cook News

The following actions were taken on May 22 in the House on House bill HB3503 ("ins code-hearing aids"): "Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s", "Arrived in House", "Third Reading - Passed", "Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading", "Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted(BertinoTarrant", "Recalled to Second Reading", "Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire", "Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman" and "Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance".

The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98) on Feb. 15, "amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage for hearing instruments and related services for all individuals 65 years of age and older when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing instrument" and "provides that an insurer shall provide coverage for hearing instruments subject to certain restrictions," according to the General Assembly website.

The following senators co-sponsored the bill: Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49), Laura Ellman (D-21), Ann Gillespie (D-27) and Pat McGuire (D-43).

The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Kelly M. Burke (D-36), Jonathan Carroll (D-57), Terra Costa Howard (D-48), Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17), Will Guzzardi (D-39), Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24), Frances Ann Hurley (D-35), Camille Y. Lilly (D-78), Robert Martwick (D-19), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38), Michelle Mussman (D-56), Diane Pappas (D-45), Katie Stuart (D-112) and Kathleen Willis (D-77).

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 22.