Date	Chamber	Action
8/20/2003	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0566

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Perinatal HIV Prevention Act. Provides that every health care provider in this State that provides prenatal care or labor or delivery services to a pregnant woman must ensure that the woman is provided with HIV counseling and is offered HIV testing. Requires that the counseling be provided and the testing be offered as early in the woman's pregnancy as possible. Sets forth required components of the counseling. Provides that the counseling and testing, and offers of testing, must be in accordance with the standards set forth in the AIDS Confidentiality Act. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything but the short title provision of the Perinatal HIV Prevention Act. Provides that all pregnant women must be informed of the routes of HIV transmission.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Perinatal HIV Prevention Act. Provides that every health care professional who provides health care services to a pregnant woman shall provide HIV counseling and offer HIV testing. Provides that every health care professional or facility that cares for a pregnant woman during labor or delivery shall provide HIV counseling and offer HIV testing. Provides that no counseling or offer of testing is required if already provided during the woman's pregnancy. Provides that every health care professional or facility caring for a newborn infant shall, upon delivery or within 48 hours after the infant's birth, provide counseling to the parent or guardian of the infant and perform HIV testing, when the HIV status of the infant's mother is unknown, if the parent or guardian does not refuse. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to implement the Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2003	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama
2/5/2003	Senate	First Reading
2/5/2003	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/6/2003	Senate	Assigned to Health & Human Services
2/19/2003	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2/19/2003	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
2/19/2003	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2/19/2003	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Munoz
2/19/2003	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Donne E. Trotter
3/6/2003	Senate	Postponed - Health & Human Services
3/10/2003	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama
3/10/2003	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/11/2003	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
3/12/2003	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/13/2003	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
3/13/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
3/27/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama
3/27/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/27/2003	Senate	Second Reading
3/27/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2003
3/27/2003	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Health & Human Services
4/4/2003	Senate	Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003.
4/8/2003	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
4/8/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
4/9/2003	House	Arrived in House
4/9/2003	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
4/9/2003	House	First Reading
4/9/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/10/2003	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
4/16/2003	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
4/17/2003	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
4/17/2003	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
4/30/2003	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
5/1/2003	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
5/1/2003	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
5/1/2003	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
5/1/2003	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/7/2003	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Delgado
5/7/2003	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
5/7/2003	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
5/7/2003	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
5/7/2003	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
5/7/2003	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
5/9/2003	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/9/2003	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2003	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
5/14/2003	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
5/14/2003	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
5/14/2003	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
5/14/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 15, 2003
5/16/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Barack Obama
5/16/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
5/22/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services
5/23/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
5/28/2003	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
5/28/2003	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
5/28/2003	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
5/28/2003	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/26/2003	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/20/2003	Senate	Governor Approved
8/20/2003	Senate	Effective Date August 20, 2003
8/20/2003	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0566

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