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IL HB5284

IL HB5284
HUMAN RIGHTS-MENOPAUSE CARE


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Introduced
02/05/2026
In Committee
05/19/2026
Crossed Over
04/17/2026
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
104th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In the Illinois Insurance Code: deletes changes affecting menopause-related conditions; provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan must provide coverage for medically necessary hormonal and non-hormonal therapy to treat menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms or conditions if the therapy is recommended by a qualified health care provider and the therapy has been proven safe and effective in peer-reviewed scientific studies and is prescribed in accordance with current evidence-based guidelines; provides that coverage for therapy to treat menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms or conditions must include all federal Food and Drug Administration-approved modalities of hormonal and non-hormonal administration; and provides that coverage must include medications for menopause-related osteoporosis and non-hormonal therapies for vasomotor symptoms. In the Illinois Human Rights Act, removes menopause-related conditions from the definition of "unlawful discrimination". In the Employment Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act: provides that "reasonable accommodations" for pregnancy include flexible scheduling or modified work hours and temperature or climate-adjusted workspace; removes language providing that it is a civil rights violation for an employer to discriminate in any way or refuse or fail to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee because of a menopause-related condition; and provides that the notice summarizing the requirements of the Article must include information about the right to reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, which includes the right to reasonable accommodations for menopause-related conditions. Effective January 1, 2027, except that the changes to the Illinois Insurance Code take effect January 1, 2028.

AI Summary

This bill, known as the Illinois Menopause Equity and Care Act, aims to improve awareness, understanding, and quality of care for individuals experiencing menopause by requiring the Department of Public Health to create and distribute educational materials on symptoms, treatments, and patient rights. It also mandates that all individual and group health insurance plans, starting January 1, 2028, must cover medically necessary evaluations and treatments for menopause and perimenopause, including hormone therapy, non-hormonal treatments for hot flashes (vasomotor symptoms), and medications for osteoporosis, as determined by a licensed healthcare provider. Furthermore, the bill amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to define "menopause-related condition" and prohibit employers from discriminating against or failing to provide reasonable accommodations for employees experiencing such conditions, with examples of accommodations including flexible scheduling, temperature control, private rest spaces, remote work, and light-duty assignments, requiring employers to engage in a good-faith interactive process with employees seeking accommodations and to post notices of these rights.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Justice

Sponsors (60)

Kimberly Lightford (D)* Yolonda Morris (D)* Christopher Belt (D),  Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),  Amy Briel (D),  Terri Bryant (R),  Mary Beth Canty (D),  Kelly Cassidy (D),  Javier Cervantes (D),  Sharon Chung (D),  Lakesia Collins (D),  Michael Crawford (D),  Margaret Croke (D),  Lisa Davis (D),  William Davis (D),  Margaret DeLaRosa (D),  Eva-Dina Delgado (D),  Kimberly du Buclet (D),  Marcus Evans (D),  Paul Faraci (D),  Laura Faver Dias (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  Laura Fine (D),  Mary Gill (D),  Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D),  Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),  Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),  Nicolle Grasse (D),  Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D),  Mike Halpin (D),  Sonya Harper (D),  Barbara Hernandez (D),  Lisa Hernandez (D),  Norma Hernandez (D),  Maura Hirschauer (D),  Mattie Hunter (D),  Lilian Jiménez (D),  Tracy Katz Muhl (D),  Camille Lilly (D),  Meg Loughran Cappel (D),  Theresa Mah (D),  Natalie Manley (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Anna Moeller (D),  Julie Morrison (D),  Michelle Mussman (D),  Suzanne Ness (D),  Sue Rezin (R),  Sue Scherer (D),  Justin Slaughter (D),  Nick Smith (D),  Curtis Tarver (D),  Doris Turner (D),  Celina Villanueva (D),  Ram Villivalam (D),  Ann Williams (D),  Omar Williams (D),  Janet Yang Rohr (D), 

Last Action

Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (on 05/22/2026)

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