Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB3707: VISION BENEFIT MANAGERS
Status: Signed into law, August 21, 2026
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Vision Benefit Managers Article. Beginning on July 1, 2026, requires a vision benefit manager to be registered with the Department of Insurance, as specified, to conduct business in the State. Requires amounts collected under provisions concerning vision benefit manager registration requirements to be deposited into the Low-Income Student Vision Examination Fund, which is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Grants the Director or the Director's designee the authority to examine a registered vision benefit manager related to all of its lines of business. Amends the Vision Care Plan Regulation Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Vision Benefit Manager Regulation Act. Establishes the legislative intent of the Act. Makes changes to defined terms. Throughout the Act, replaces references to vision care plans with vision benefit plans and vision benefit discount plans and vision care organizations with vision benefit managers. Sets forth provisions concerning required actions for noncovered services; fee schedules for eye care providers; reimbursement paid by a vision benefit manager to an eye care provider; application of the Act to a specified limited health service organization; an eye care provider's choice of vendors and affiliations; the modification of a plan; audits of an eye care provider; prohibited conduct impacting patient access and choice; credentialing; termination of agreements; prohibition on security interests; arbitration costs; nonretaliation; and private rights of action. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2027.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3707Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Cristina CastroSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index See Index Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Vision BenefitManagers Article. Beginning on July 1, 2026, requires a vision benefitmanager to be registered with the Department of Insurance, as specified,to conduct business in the State…
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3707Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Cristina CastroSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index See Index Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Vision BenefitManagers Article. Beginning on July 1, 2026, requires a vision benefitmanager to be registered with the Department of Insurance, as specified,to conduct business in the State. Requires amounts collected underprovisions concerning vision benefit manager registration requirements tobe deposited into the Low-Income Student Vision Examination Fund, which iscreated as a special fund in the State treasury. Grants the Director or theDirector's designee the authority to examine a registered vision benefitmanager related to all of its lines of business. Amends the Vision CarePlan Regulation Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Vision BenefitManager Regulation Act. Establishes the legislative intent of the Act.Makes changes to defined terms. Throughout the Act, replaces references tovision care plans with vision benefit plans and vision benefit discountplans and vision care organizations with vision benefit managers. Setsforth provisions concerning required actions for noncovered services; feeschedules for eye care providers; reimbursement paid by a vision benefitmanager to an eye care provider; application of the Act to a specifiedlimited health service organization; an eye care provider's choice ofvendors and affiliations; the modification of a plan; audits of an eye careprovider; prohibited conduct impacting patient access …
Sponsors
- Cristina Castro (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Michael W. Halpin (D, 36)
- Jil Tracy (R, 50)
- Jeff Keicher (R, 70) · primary sponsor
- Travis Weaver (R, 93)
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0851
- : Effective Date January 1, 2027
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Passed Both Houses
- : Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- : Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- : Second Reading - Short Debate
- : Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Votes
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (May 31, 2026): 117 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed (May 29, 2026): 74 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee (May 29, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Passed (May 28, 2026): 57 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass as Amended Executive (May 20, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 30 - Finance, ILCS 815 - Business Transactions, ILCS 215 - Insurance
Common questions
- What is SB3707?
- SB3707 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): VISION BENEFIT MANAGERS.
- What does SB3707 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3707Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Cristina CastroSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index See Index Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Vision BenefitManagers Article. Beginning on July 1, 2026, requires a vision benefitmanager to be registered with the Department of Insurance, as specified,to conduct business in the State…
- What is the status of SB3707?
- Signed into law as of August 21, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0851 (August 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB3707?
- Cristina Castro (D, 22), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB3707?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3707&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114
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