Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 2499 — HABILITATIVE SERVICES

Last action — Session Sine Die

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for habilitative services, including, but not limited to occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy for children under the age of 19 with congenital or genetic defects existing at or from birth or with a defect acquired at a young age. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

208 added · 201 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 2499 expands the definition of "habilitative services" to include specific therapies like occupational, physical, and speech therapy for children under 19 with various disorders, such as autism and cerebral palsy. This change is significant because it ensures that insurance plans will cover these essential services, helping children improve their daily functioning and quality of life. The bill aims to provide necessary support for families dealing with early childhood disorders, emphasizing the importance of early intervention.

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*LRB09519787KBJ46166b* SB2499 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2008 SB2499 Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen.
SB2499 Engrossed LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
M.
Maggie Crotty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 375/6.11 ILCS 5/5-1069.3 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3 ILCS 5/10-22.3f ILCS 5/356z.11 new ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch.
111 1/2, par.
1411.2 ILCS 165/10 from Ch.
32, par.
604 ILCS 805/8.32 new Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for habilitative services, including, but not limited to occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy for children under the age of 19 with congenital or genetic defects existing at or from birth or with a defect acquired at a young age.
Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b A BILL FOR SB2499 LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
(55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3) SB2499 - 2 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b Sec.
(55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3) SB2499 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b Sec.
If a municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by SB2499 - 3 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6, and 356z.9, 356z.10, and 356z.11 and 356z.9 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
If a municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by SB2499 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6, and 356z.9, 356z.10, and 356z.11 and 356z.9 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by SB2499 - 4 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b adding Section 356z.11 as follows:
The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by SB2499 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b adding Section 356z.11 as follows:
(a) In this Section, "habilitative services" means services, including, but not limited to, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy, for the treatment of a child with a congenital or genetic defect or a defect acquired at a young age, to enhance the child’s ability to function.
(a) As used in this Section, "habilitative services" means occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and other services prescribed by the insured’s treating physician pursuant to a treatment plan to enhance the ability of a child to function with a congenital, genetic, or early acquired disorder.
A congenital or genetic defect includes, but is not limited to, hereditary defects, such as autism or an autism spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy.
A congenital or genetic disorder includes, but is not limited to, hereditary disorders.
A defect acquired at a young age refers to an injury from illness, trauma, or other means, suffered by a child at a point in time prior to developing basic life skills such as, but not limited to, walking, talking, or self-help skills.
An early acquired disorder refers to a disorder resulting from illness, trauma, injury, or some other event or condition suffered by a child prior to that child developing functional life skills such as, but not limited to, walking, talking, or self-help skills.
(b) A group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly must provide coverage for habilitative services for children under 19 years of age with a congenital or genetic defect existing at or from birth or a defect acquired at a young age.
Congenital, genetic, and early acquired disorders may include, but are not limited to, autism or an autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and other disorders resulting from early childhood illness, trauma, or injury.
(b) A group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly must provide coverage for habilitative services for children under 19 years of age with a congenital, genetic, or early acquired disorder so long as all of the following conditions are met:
SB2499 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b (1) A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches has:
(A) diagnosed the child’s congenital, genetic, or early acquired disorder;
and (B) determined the treatment to be therapeutic and not solely experimental or investigational.
(2) The treatment is administered under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches.
(c) The coverage required by this Section shall be subject to other general exclusions and limitations of the policy, including coordination of benefits, participating provider requirements, restrictions on services provided by family or household members, utilization review of health care services, including review of medical necessity, case management, experimental, and investigational treatments, and other managed care provisions.
(d) Upon request of the reimbursing insurer, the provider under whose supervision the habilitative services are being provided shall furnish medical records, clinical notes, or other necessary data to allow the insurer to substantiate that initial or continued medical treatment is medically necessary and that the patient’s condition is clinically improving.
When the treating provider anticipates that continued treatment is or will be required to permit the patient to achieve demonstrable progress, the insurer may request that the SB2499 Engrossed - 6 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b provider furnish a treatment plan consisting of diagnosis, proposed treatment by type, frequency, anticipated duration of treatment, the anticipated goals of treatment, and how frequently the treatment plan will be updated.
SB2499 - 5 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b (215 ILCS 125/5-3) (from Ch.
(215 ILCS 125/5-3) (from Ch.
(2) a corporation organized under the laws of this State;
SB2499 Engrossed - 7 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b (2) a corporation organized under the laws of this State;
or (3) a corporation organized under the laws of another state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are residents of this State, except a corporation subject to substantially the same requirements in its state of organization as is a "domestic company" under Article VIII SB2499 - 6 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
or (3) a corporation organized under the laws of another state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are residents of this State, except a corporation subject to substantially the same requirements in its state of organization as is a "domestic company" under Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
(A) certification by an independent actuary of the adequacy of the reserves of the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be acquired;
(A) certification by an independent actuary of the SB2499 Engrossed - 8 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b adequacy of the reserves of the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be acquired;
(B) pro forma financial statements reflecting the combined balance sheets of the acquiring company and the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be acquired as of the end of the preceding year and as of a date 90 days prior to the acquisition, as well as pro SB2499 - 7 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b forma financial statements reflecting projected combined operation for a period of 2 years;
(B) pro forma financial statements reflecting the combined balance sheets of the acquiring company and the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be acquired as of the end of the preceding year and as of a date 90 days prior to the acquisition, as well as pro forma financial statements reflecting projected combined operation for a period of 2 years;
(e) In considering any management contract or service agreement subject to Section 141.1 of the Illinois Insurance Code, the Director (i) shall, in addition to the criteria specified in Section 141.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, take into account the effect of the management contract or service agreement on the continuation of benefits to enrollees and the financial condition of the health maintenance organization to be managed or serviced, and (ii) need not take into account the effect of the management contract or service agreement on competition.
(e) In considering any management contract or service agreement subject to Section 141.1 of the Illinois Insurance Code, the Director (i) shall, in addition to the criteria specified in Section 141.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, take into account the effect of the management contract or service SB2499 Engrossed - 9 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b agreement on the continuation of benefits to enrollees and the financial condition of the health maintenance organization to be managed or serviced, and (ii) need not take into account the effect of the management contract or service agreement on competition.
(f) Except for small employer groups as defined in the Small Employer Rating, Renewability and Portability Health SB2499 - 8 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b Insurance Act and except for medicare supplement policies as defined in Section 363 of the Illinois Insurance Code, a Health Maintenance Organization may by contract agree with a group or other enrollment unit to effect refunds or charge additional premiums under the following terms and conditions:
(f) Except for small employer groups as defined in the Small Employer Rating, Renewability and Portability Health Insurance Act and except for medicare supplement policies as defined in Section 363 of the Illinois Insurance Code, a Health Maintenance Organization may by contract agree with a group or other enrollment unit to effect refunds or charge additional premiums under the following terms and conditions:
and (ii) the amount of the refund or additional premium shall not exceed 20% of the Health Maintenance Organization’s profitable or unprofitable experience with respect to the group or other enrollment unit for the period (and, for purposes of a refund or additional premium, the profitable or unprofitable experience shall be calculated taking into account a pro rata share of the Health Maintenance Organization’s administrative and marketing expenses, but shall not include any refund to be made or additional premium to be paid pursuant to this subsection (f)).
and (ii) the amount of the refund or additional premium shall not exceed 20% of the Health Maintenance Organization’s profitable or unprofitable experience with respect to the group or other enrollment unit for the period (and, for purposes of a refund or additional premium, the profitable or unprofitable experience shall be calculated taking into account a pro rata share of the Health Maintenance Organization’s administrative and SB2499 Engrossed - 10 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b marketing expenses, but shall not include any refund to be made or additional premium to be paid pursuant to this subsection (f)).
SB2499 - 9 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b The Health Maintenance Organization shall include a statement in the evidence of coverage issued to each enrollee describing the possibility of a refund or additional premium, and upon request of any group or enrollment unit, provide to the group or enrollment unit a description of the method used to calculate (1) the Health Maintenance Organization’s profitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and the resulting refund to the group or enrollment unit or (2) the Health Maintenance Organization’s unprofitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and the resulting additional premium to be paid by the group or enrollment unit.
The Health Maintenance Organization shall include a statement in the evidence of coverage issued to each enrollee describing the possibility of a refund or additional premium, and upon request of any group or enrollment unit, provide to the group or enrollment unit a description of the method used to calculate (1) the Health Maintenance Organization’s profitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and the resulting refund to the group or enrollment unit or (2) the Health Maintenance Organization’s unprofitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and the resulting additional premium to be paid by the group or enrollment unit.
revised 12-4-07.) Section 35.
revised 12-4-07.) SB2499 Engrossed - 11 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b Section 35.
Health services plan corporations and all persons interested therein or dealing therewith shall be subject to the provisions of SB2499 - 10 - LRB095 19787 KBJ 46166 b Articles IIA and XII 1/2 and Sections 3.1, 133, 140, 143, 143c, 149, 155.37, 354, 355.2, 356g.5, 356r, 356t, 356u, 356v, 356w, 356x, 356y, 356z.1, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.5, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11 356z.9, 364.01, 367.2, 368a, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A, 408, 408.2, and 412, and paragraphs (7) and (15) of Section 367 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
Health services plan corporations and all persons interested therein or dealing therewith shall be subject to the provisions of Articles IIA and XII 1/2 and Sections 3.1, 133, 140, 143, 143c, 149, 155.37, 354, 355.2, 356g.5, 356r, 356t, 356u, 356v, 356w, 356x, 356y, 356z.1, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.5, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11 356z.9, 364.01, 367.2, 368a, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A, 408, 408.2, and 412, and paragraphs (7) and (15) of Section 367 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford

  3. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman

  4. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner

  5. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro

  6. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis

  7. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch

  8. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

  9. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  10. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson

  11. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo

  12. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer

  15. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland

  16. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock

  17. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz

  18. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce

  19. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg

  20. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.

  21. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  22. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson

  25. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook

  28. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar

  29. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley

  30. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  31. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

  32. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz

  33. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer

  34. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano

  35. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  36. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan

  37. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  38. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

  39. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore

  40. Referred to Rules Committee

  41. First Reading

  42. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  43. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  44. Arrived in House

  45. Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000

  46. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  47. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2008

  48. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Crotty

  49. Second Reading

  50. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 010-000-000

  51. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance

  52. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

  53. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  54. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  55. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson

  56. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  57. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter

  58. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  59. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008

  60. Do Pass Insurance; 010-000-000

  61. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link

  62. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado

  63. Assigned to Insurance

  64. Referred to Rules

  65. First Reading

  66. Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

Sponsors

  • M. Maggie Crotty · Cosponsor
  • Patrick J Verschoore · Cosponsor
  • Michael K. Smith · Cosponsor
  • Rich Brauer · Cosponsor
  • Dan Reitz · Cosponsor
  • Brandon W. Phelps · Cosponsor
  • Robert F. Flider · Cosponsor
  • John E. Bradley · Cosponsor
  • Esther Golar · Cosponsor
  • Thomas Holbrook · Cosponsor
  • Daniel V. Beiser · Cosponsor
  • Lou Lang · Cosponsor
  • Charles E. Jefferson · Cosponsor
  • Jim Sacia · Cosponsor
  • John A. Fritchey · Cosponsor
  • William "Will" Davis · Cosponsor
  • Jr. Harry R. Ramey · Cosponsor
  • Kurt M. Granberg · Cosponsor
  • Elaine Nekritz · Cosponsor
  • Aaron Schock · Cosponsor
  • Mike Boland · Cosponsor
  • James H. Meyer · Cosponsor
  • David E. Miller · Cosponsor
  • Chapin Rose · Cosponsor
  • Fred Crespo · Cosponsor
  • Ruth Munson · Cosponsor
  • Sidney H. Mathias · Cosponsor
  • Joseph M. Lyons · Cosponsor
  • David R. Leitch · Cosponsor
  • David Reis · Cosponsor
  • Franco Coladipietro · Cosponsor
  • Patricia Reid Lindner · Cosponsor
  • Harry Osterman · Cosponsor
  • Patrick J. Joyce · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 34 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (34)

  • M. Maggie Crotty
  • Patrick J Verschoore
  • Michael K. Smith
  • Rich Brauer
  • Dan Reitz
  • Brandon W. Phelps
  • Robert F. Flider
  • John E. Bradley
  • Esther Golar
  • Thomas Holbrook
  • Daniel V. Beiser
  • Lou Lang
  • Charles E. Jefferson
  • Jim Sacia
  • John A. Fritchey
  • William "Will" Davis Democrat
  • Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
  • Kurt M. Granberg
  • Elaine Nekritz
  • Aaron Schock
  • Mike Boland
  • James H. Meyer
  • David E. Miller
  • Chapin Rose Republican
  • Fred Crespo Democrat
  • Ruth Munson
  • Sidney H. Mathias
  • Joseph M. Lyons
  • David R. Leitch
  • David Reis
  • Franco Coladipietro
  • Patricia Reid Lindner
  • Harry Osterman
  • Patrick J. Joyce Democrat

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45004
Democrat 9000
Republican 0001
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Brady — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Sullivan — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Not Voting
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Not Voting
Silverstein — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Not Voting
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2499 do?
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for habilitative services, including, but not limited to occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy for children under the age of 19 with congenital or genetic defects existing at or from birth or with a defect acquired at a young age. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Who sponsors SB 2499?
SB 2499 is sponsored by M. Maggie Crotty, Patrick J Verschoore, Michael K. Smith, Rich Brauer, Dan Reitz, Brandon W. Phelps, Robert F. Flider, John E. Bradley, Esther Golar, Thomas Holbrook, Daniel V. Beiser, Lou Lang, Charles E. Jefferson, Jim Sacia, John A. Fritchey, William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Harry R. Ramey, Jr., Kurt M. Granberg, Elaine Nekritz, Aaron Schock, Mike Boland, James H. Meyer, David E. Miller, Chapin Rose (Republican), Fred Crespo (Democrat), Ruth Munson, Sidney H. Mathias, Joseph M. Lyons, David R. Leitch, David Reis, Franco Coladipietro, Patricia Reid Lindner, Harry Osterman, and Patrick J. Joyce (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2499?
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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