Illinois SB 1379: INS-GROUP HEALTH PLAN/VOUCHER

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
SB1379

Introduced 1/29/2025, by Sen. Chapin Rose 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 375/8 from Ch. 127, par. 528

 Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, the Director of Central Management Services shall implement a program providing choice to Medicare-primary members and their Medicare-primary dependents. Provides that the program shall include a monthly voucher in the amount that the State would have contributed toward that member's monthly premium if the Medicare-primary member elected to participate in the group health benefits program. Provides that the voucher shall be used by the Medicare-primary member to pay the monthly premium cost of an individual Medicare Advantage plan of his or her choosing. Effective immediately.

LRB104 10089 BDA 20161 b

A BILL FOR

SB1379LRB104 10089 BDA 20161 b

1 AN ACT concerning State government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 

5is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:

6 (5 ILCS 375/8) (from Ch. 127, par. 528)

7 Sec. 8. Eligibility. 

8 (a) Each employee eligible under the provisions of this 

9Act and any rules and regulations promulgated and adopted 

10hereunder by the Director shall become immediately eligible 

11and covered for all benefits available under the programs. 

12Employees electing coverage for eligible dependents shall have 

13the coverage effective immediately, provided that the election 

14is properly filed in accordance with required filing dates and 

15procedures specified by the Director, including the completion 

16and su