Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed three new laws aimed at strengthening protections for LGBTQ+ residents and people seeking gender-affirming care in the state. The legislation was signed on June 28, ahead of the Chicago Pride Parade.
The new measures remove testosterone from Illinois’ prescription monitoring database to help protect medical privacy, require insurance companies to cover up to a six-month supply of prescribed hormone therapy when clinically appropriate, and permanently establish the state’s self-selection process for gender markers on driver’s licenses and state IDs, including the option of an “X” marker. Governor Pritzker said, “I am proud to sign three bills that will expand on my administration’s work to make Illinois a safe, empowering, and inclusive place for the LGBTQ+ community.
It has been a long road to get here, and the work will continue until all Illinoisans are safe, healthy, and free to express their truest selves. As governor, I will continue to build on our progress.” Two of the new laws take effect on January 1, 2027, while the medical privacy measure is effective immediately.
