New Illinois laws 2027: laws taking effect in Illinois in 2027

• 1 January 2027

  HB 3796: INSURANCE-PROVIDER PANELS

  Requires health insurance carriers offering provider panels to file notice with the Department of Public Health, notify enrollees and providers of terminations with at least 60 days notice, and permit terminated providers to continue treating certain patients.

• 1 January 2027

  HB 4464: INS-DENTAL COVERAGE REIMBURSE

  Insurers and dental plan carriers cannot require dental providers to accept only credit card or electronic funds transfer payments, and must provide one hundred percent of contracted payment amounts starting 1 January 2027.

• 1 January 2027

  HB 4477: EMS SYSTEMS-VARIOUS

  Requires the Department of Public Health to publish a Just Culture Matrix for evaluating EMS personnel performance and recommends EMS Systems include it in their program plans for fairly applying suspensions.

• 1 January 2027

  HB 4643: DHS-OIG INVESTIGATIONS

  Expands what constitutes material obstruction of Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General investigations, including intentional failure to timely report allegations and interference with investigations by employees.

• 1 January 2027

  HB 4714: CHILDREN'S MENTAL HLTH ACT

  Requires the Children's Mental Health Partnership to review needs assessments, monitor policy development, and analyze data on children's behavioral health services to guide system improvements.

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• 1 January 2027

  SB 2770: LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCE

  Requires Illinois counties that self-insure employee health coverage to include mammography screening, breast ultrasound or MBI imaging for dense breast tissue, and mastectomy reconstruction coverage at no cost to employees.

• 1 January 2027

  SB 3517: INS-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE

  Requires health insurers to limit cost sharing for emergency ground ambulance services provided by nonparticipating providers to the amount required for in-network providers.

• 1 January 2027

  SB 3707: VISION BENEFIT MANAGERS

  Requires vision care organizations to provide eye care providers with reasonable fee schedules for covered services and materials before entering into provider agreements and to update schedules quarterly.

• 1 July 2027

  HB 4273: CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

  Requires insurers to provide named insureds at least 60 days advance notice before imposing renewal premium increases exceeding 10% or changing deductibles or coverage for fire and extended coverage insurance policies.

• 1 July 2027

  SB 3258: INS-RENTAL VEHICLE COVERAGE

  Requires insurance companies to inform auto insurance applicants and policyholders at renewal about available rental vehicle coverage, its limits, and costs.

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• 1 January 2027

  HB 4533: MONEY TRANSMITTER DREAM DONATE

  Permits money transmitter licensees to offer international remittance customers the option to voluntarily donate at least one dollar per transaction to the Illinois DREAM Fund.

• 1 January 2027

  HB 4592: ACCEPTANCE OF CASH PAYMENTS

  State agencies, local governments, and retail businesses with in-person payment acceptance must accept cash for transactions under $500 without charging higher prices or additional fees.

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• 1 January 2027

  SB 2909: SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI

  Requires school districts to evaluate teachers based on classroom observation, attendance, instructional methods, and subject matter competency, with performance ratings of excellent, proficient, needs improvement, or unsatisfactory.

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• 1 July 2027

  HB 5295: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PRIVACY

  Requires electronic health networks to prevent disclosure of patients' abortion-related and gender dysphoria health information to out-of-state entities without explicit patient consent.

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• 1 January 2027

  HB 4725: WORKER PROTECTION UNIT

  Creates a Worker Protection Unit within the Attorney General's Office to investigate and enforce labor and employment laws, granting the Attorney General authority to subpoena documents, interview workers, and inspect employer premises.

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• 1 January 2027

  HB 4418: EPA-STORMWATER-PLASTIC PELLET

  Requires the state environmental agency to develop stormwater pollution prevention plan requirements for facilities to control plastic pellets in runoff.

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