Bill Status of SB 119   104th General Assembly

Short Description:  PRENATAL SYPHILIS-TESTING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Karina Villa

Committee Hearing
Public Health Hearing Feb 4 2025 2:30PM Capitol 400 Springfield, IL

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/28/2025SenateAssigned to Public Health

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
410 ILCS 320/1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4801
410 ILCS 320/2from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4802

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Prenatal Syphilis Act. Provides that every appropriate health care professional (rather than physician or other person) attending in a professional capacity a pregnant woman in Illinois shall test every pregnant person (rather than take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman) at the time of the first examination and shall perform a second test (rather than shall take or cause to be taken a second sample of blood) during the third trimester of pregnancy, between 27 through 32 weeks of gestation. Deletes certain references to serological tests. Provides that reports of births and still births shall be made by appropriate health care professionals (rather than by physicians or other persons).

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/17/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
  1/17/2025SenateFirst Reading
  1/17/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/28/2025SenateAssigned to Public Health

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