Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee, Illinois House of Representatives
The Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee (formerly known as the Health Care Availability & Access Committee) is a standing committee of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Illinois House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House and Minority Leader. The Speaker appoints the chair, vice-chair, and remaining majority members while the Minority Leader appoints the minority members. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Health Care Availability & Access Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Celina Villanueva (D, Vice chair) left this committee on January 07, 2019.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Health Care Availability & Access Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Mary E. Flowers, Chair | • Tom Demmer | |||
| • Silvana Tabares, Vice chair | • Michael P. McAuliffe | |||
| • Melissa Conyears-Ervin | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Health Care Availability Access Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Mary E. Flowers, Chair | • Chad D. Hays | |||
| • LaShawn Ford, Vice chair | • Michael P. McAuliffe | |||
| • Deborah O'Keefe Conroy | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Health Care Availability Access Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Mary E. Flowers, Chair | • Chad D. Hays | |||
| • LaShawn Ford, Vice chair | • Tom Demmer | |||
| • Christian Mitchell | • Michael P. McAuliffe | |||
| • Cynthia Soto | • Dennis Reboletti | |||
| • Chris Welch | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Health Care Availability Access Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Mary E. Flowers, Chair | • Dennis Reboletti | |||
| • Karen May, Vice chair | • Michael W. Tryon | |||
| • Luis Arroyo | • Rosemary Mulligan | |||
| • Esther Golar | • David Harris | |||
| • Lisa M. Dugan | • Chad D. Hays | |||
| • Greg Harris | • Keith P. Sommer | |||
| • William Burns | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Health Care Availability Access Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Mary E. Flowers, Chair | • JoAnn D. Osmond | |||
| • Esther Golar | • Tim Schmitz | |||
| • Greg Harris | • Rosemary Mulligan | |||
| • Michael Zalewski | • Keith P. Sommer | |||
| • William Burns | ||||
| • Karen May | ||||
| • Lisa M. Dugan | ||||
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