HEALTH-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson-Emil Jones, Jr.-James T. Meeks House Sponsors(Rep. Elizabeth Coulson-Naomi D. Jakobsson-Linda Chapa LaVia-Patricia R. Bellock-Sara Feigenholtz, Rosemary Mulligan, Carolyn H. Krause, Fred Crespo, Elizabeth Hernandez, Michael K. Smith, Elga L. Jefferies, Cynthia Soto, Maria Antonia Berrios, Susana A Mendoza, Karen A. Yarbrough and Constance A. Howard) 8/24/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0422 410 ILCS 225/1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7021 Amends the Prenatal and Newborn Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:410 ILCS 225/1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7021Adds reference to:5 ILCS 375/6.1120 ILCS 2310/2310-617 new55 ILCS 5/5-1069.365 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f105 ILCS 5/27-8.1from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1215 ILCS 5/356z.9 new215 ILCS 125/5-3from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2215 ILCS 165/10from Ch. 32, par. 604410 ILCS 315/2e newReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for a federally approved human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to provide that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health shall establish and administer a program, commencing no later that July 1, 2011, under which any eligible individual shall, upon request, receive a series of HPV vaccinations as medically indicated, at no cost to the eligible individual. Amends the School Code to require that all children in Illinois shall have a health examination upon entering the sixth grade of any public, private, or parochial school. Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Provides that beginning August 1, 2007, the Department of Public Health must provide all female students who are entering sixth grade and their parents or legal guardians written information about the link between HPV and cervical cancer and the availability of a HPV vaccine. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall prescribe the content of the information about HPV. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt emergency rules to the extent necessary to administer the Department's responsibilities under these provisions. Effective immediately. 2/8/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 2/8/2007SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. 2/8/2007SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2007SenateReferred to Rules 3/7/2007SenateAssigned to Executive 3/15/2007SenateDo Pass Executive; 007-005-000 3/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007 3/22/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/22/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007 3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson 3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health 3/28/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000 3/28/2007SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson 3/30/2007SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/30/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halvorson 3/30/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/30/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks 3/30/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 040-015-000 4/2/2007HouseArrived in House 4/2/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/2/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 4/9/2007HouseFirst Reading 4/9/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/17/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 4/18/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/30/2007HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 5/2/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 5/2/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 5/2/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan 5/2/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause 5/8/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 5/9/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo 5/16/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/17/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith 5/17/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies 5/24/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard 5/29/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/29/2007SenatePassed Both Houses 6/27/2007SenateSent to the Governor 8/24/2007SenateGovernor Approved 8/24/2007SenateEffective Date August 24, 2007 8/24/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0422