IL SB2899

Requires group and individual health insurance policies, managed care plans, and HMOs in Illinois to cover speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering, effective January 1, 2028.

Mandates coverage for both habilitative speech therapy (including developmental stuttering) and rehabilitative speech therapy for stuttering treatment.

Applies coverage requirements to state employee health plans, county and municipal self-insured plans, school district plans, and Medicaid under the Illinois Public Aid Code.

Amends the State Mandates Act to require local government implementation without state reimbursement for associated costs.

Introduced by Senator Willie Preston on January 27, 2026, as part of the 104th General Assembly.