104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3756 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if the uninsured taxpayer requested health insurance benefit information through the easy enrollment program under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, are eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan through the Exchange. Establishes notification requirements for the Exchange. Provides that the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's dependents shall have 60 days from the date of the letter to select and enroll in a qualified health plan. Provides that coverage shall be effective the first day of the month that follows the plan selection. Grants the Department of Insurance and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services rulemaking authority to implement an easy enrollment special enrollment period. Effective immediately. LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3756 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if the uninsured taxpayer requested health insurance benefit information through the easy enrollment program under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, are eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan through the Exchange. Establishes notification requirements for the Exchange. Provides that the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's dependents shall have 60 days from the date of the letter to select and enroll in a qualified health plan. Provides that coverage shall be effective the first day of the month that follows the plan selection. Grants the Department of Insurance and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services rulemaking authority to implement an easy enrollment special enrollment period. Effective immediately. LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3756 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if the uninsured taxpayer requested health insurance benefit information through the easy enrollment program under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, are eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan through the Exchange. Establishes notification requirements for the Exchange. Provides that the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's dependents shall have 60 days from the date of the letter to select and enroll in a qualified health plan. Provides that coverage shall be effective the first day of the month that follows the plan selection. Grants the Department of Insurance and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services rulemaking authority to implement an easy enrollment special enrollment period. Effective immediately. LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b A BILL FOR HB3756LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b HB3756 LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b HB3756 LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law is 5 amended by adding Section 5-11 as follows: 6 (215 ILCS 122/5-11 new) 7 Sec. 5-11. Easy enrollment special enrollment period. 8 (a) The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a 9 special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the 10 uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if 11 (1) the uninsured taxpayer requested health insurance benefit 12 information through the easy enrollment program under Section 13 513 of the Illinois Income Tax Act and (2) the uninsured 14 taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if 15 applicable, are eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan 16 through the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange. 17 (b) The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall notify an 18 interested, uninsured taxpayer by letter of the estimated 19 eligibility for insurance affordability programs, including 20 Medicaid, federal health insurance premium tax credits, and 21 cost-sharing reductions. 22 (c) The uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's 23 dependents shall have 60 days from the date of the letter to 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3756 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if the uninsured taxpayer requested health insurance benefit information through the easy enrollment program under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, are eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan through the Exchange. Establishes notification requirements for the Exchange. Provides that the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's dependents shall have 60 days from the date of the letter to select and enroll in a qualified health plan. Provides that coverage shall be effective the first day of the month that follows the plan selection. Grants the Department of Insurance and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services rulemaking authority to implement an easy enrollment special enrollment period. Effective immediately. LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b A BILL FOR 215 ILCS 122/5-11 new LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b HB3756 LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b HB3756- 2 -LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b HB3756 - 2 - LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b HB3756 - 2 - LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b 1 select and enroll in a qualified health plan. 2 (d) After an eligible individual and the eligible 3 individual's dependents have selected and enrolled in a 4 qualified health plan, coverage shall be effective the first 5 day of the month that follows the plan selection. 6 (e) The Department of Insurance and the Department of 7 Healthcare and Family Services may adopt any rules necessary 8 to implement an easy enrollment special enrollment period. HB3756 - 2 - LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b