Illinois Senate Bill 2044 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-5)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Tickborne Disease Prevention and Protection Act. Presents legislative findings. Requires the Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the medical entomology lab of the Prairie Research Institute's Illinois Natural History Survey and a statewide association representing physicians, to develop protocols and best practices for identifying, diagnosing, and treating tickborne diseases in Illinois and a mandatory accredited continuing medical education course that describes those protocols and best practices. Provides that the Department shall require health care professionals and laboratories to report cases of tickborne disease to each other and the Department. Directs the Department to train local health departments to respond to tickborne disease-related inquiries. Requires the Department to prepare a report of all efforts undertaken by the Department under the Act.

TICKBORNE DISEASE PREVENTION

Sen. Sally Turner [R]	Sen. Chapin Rose [R]	Sen. Mike Simmons [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]
Sen. Paul Faraci [D]	Sen. Andrew Chesney [R]	Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]	Sen. Robert Martwick [D]
Sen. Michael Halpin [D]	Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]
Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Donald DeWitte [R]	Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Javier Cervantes [D]
Sen. Dale Fowler [R]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]	Sen. David Koehler [D]
Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	Senate	Session Sine Die
2023-06-26	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2023-04-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2023-03-31	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2023-03-28	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
2023-03-24	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2023-03-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner
2023-03-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2023-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
2023-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2023-03-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2023-03-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
2023-03-17	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2023-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2023-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
2023-03-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2023-03-09	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2023-03-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
2023-03-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000
2023-03-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-03-03	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
2023-02-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
2023-02-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2023-02-21	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2023-02-10	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2044&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2044.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2044sam001.htm