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Illinois lawmakers propose bill to eliminate co-pays for sexual assault victims

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois legislators have advanced a bill that would ensure sexual assault victims are not charged a co-pay for forensic medical examinations.

House Bill 2805 passed the Illinois House Insurance Committee on Tuesday.

Although the Illinois Sexual Assault Survivor Treatment Act prohibits sexual assault survivors from being charged for forensic medical exams, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) said there is nothing in the law that does not prohibit insurance companies from charging a deductible or insurance co-pay for the services.

Illinois law to require police take sexual assault sensitivity training

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A bill that would require police officers to take training on sexual assault sensitivity is headed to the governor's desk to become law. "Anna's Law" passed the state House and Senate unanimously. The bill is named after 23-year-old Anna Williams, who struggled to get police to…

May 28, 2025

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New Illinois bill would provide rideshare vouchers for sexual assault survivors

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- A new Illinois bill introduced last month could allow survivors of sexual assault to use vouchers to pay for rideshare services like Uber and ambulance rides, among other things. This new plan, proposed in Springfield on Jan. 28 by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs), would…

February 25, 2025

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Rep. McCombie reintroduces bill to repeal Illinois pro-abortion laws, faces activists in Pecatonica

PECATONICA, Ill. (WTVO) — Rep. Tony McCombie (R-89th) faced pro-choice activists in Pecatonica on Friday after she reintroduced a bill that would repeal the Reproductive Healthcare Act and ban abortion in Illinois. House Bill 1333, introduced by McCombie, Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-115th), and co-sponsored by Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-117th) would…

February 28, 2025

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