Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB2371: DENTAL INSURANCE ASSIGNABILITY
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no provision of the Illinois Insurance Code, or any other law, prohibits assignability rights to an insured under any policy of dental insurance (in addition to accident and health insurance). Provides that if an enrollee or insured of an insurer, health maintenance organization, managed care plan, health care plan, preferred provider organization, dental service plan corporation, dental insurer, or third party administrator assigns a claim to a health care professional, or health care facility, a dental care provider, or a dental care facility, then payment shall be made directly to the health care professional, or health care facility, dental care provider, or dental care facility, including any required interest. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
An act concerning regulation.
From the engrossed text, March 26, 2025:
AN ACT concerning regulation. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by changing Section 370a as follows: (215 ILCS 5/370a)(from Ch. 73, par. 982a) Sec. 370a.Assignability of Accident and Health Insurance[ADDED: , ] [ADDED: including dental insurance].No provision of the Illinois Insurance Code, or any other law, prohibits an insured under any policy of[ADDED: dental insurance or]accident and health insurance or any other person who may be the owner of any rights under[ADDED: any]such policy from making an assignment of all or any part of his rights and privileges under the policy including but not limited to the right to designate a beneficiary and to have an individual policy issued in accordance with its terms. Subject to the terms of the policy or any contract relating thereto, an assignment by an insured or by any other owner of rights under the policy, made before or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1969 is valid for the purpose of vesting in the assignee, in accordance with any provisions included therein as to the time at which it is effective, all rights and privileges so assigned. However, such assignment is without prejudice to the HB2371 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 06098 BAB 16131 b HB2371 …
Sponsors
- Anna Moeller (D, 43) · primary sponsor
- Nicolle Grasse (D, 53)
- Camille Y. Lilly (D, 78)
- Yolonda Morris (D, 9)
- La Shawn K. Ford (D, 8)
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D, 7)
- Jawaharial Williams (D, 10)
- Marcus Evans (D, 33)
- Kelly M. Cassidy (D, 14)
- Margaret A. DeLaRosa (D, 42)
- Paul Jacobs (R, 118)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0758
- : Effective Date August 7, 2026
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Passed Both Houses
- : House Concurs
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 113-001-000
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-001-000
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Votes
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs (June 1, 2026): 113 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs (June 1, 2026): 113 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee (February 17, 2026): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee (February 17, 2026): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Approved for Consideration Rules Committee (February 17, 2026): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee (May 30, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 215 - Insurance, New Act
Common questions
- What is HB2371?
- HB2371 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): DENTAL INSURANCE ASSIGNABILITY.
- What does HB2371 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning regulation.
- What is the status of HB2371?
- Signed into law as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0758 (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2371?
- Anna Moeller (D, 43), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2371?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2371&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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