PERTUSSIS VACCINE ACT-NEWBORNS Senate SponsorsSen. Andy Manar-John G. Mulroe House Sponsors(Rep. Esther Golar-Robyn Gabel-Anthony DeLuca and Camille Y. Lilly) 8/5/2013SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0184 410 ILCS 235/4from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7504Amends the Pertussis Vaccine Act. Provides that parents or guardians and immediate family members of a newborn child in a neonatal intensive care unit shall be offered an opportunity to receive the pertussis vaccine to minimize the chances that the disease will be communicated to the newborn child. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes language that provides that parents or guardians and immediate family members of a newborn child in a neonatal intensive care unit shall be offered an opportunity to receive the pertussis vaccine to minimize the chances that the disease will be communicated to the newborn child. Provides instead that parents or guardians of a newborn child in a neonatal intensive care unit shall be informed about the importance of parents, guardians, and immediate family members being immunized against pertussis to minimize the chances that the disease will be communicated to the newborn child and shall also be informed about where they may obtain the appropriate vaccine. 2/13/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar 2/13/2013SenateFirst Reading 2/13/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2013SenateAssigned to Public Health 3/5/2013SenatePostponed - Public Health 3/12/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar 3/12/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/12/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health 3/12/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/12/2013SenateDo Pass as Amended Public Health; 009-000-000 3/12/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2013 3/21/2013SenateSecond Reading 3/21/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013 4/10/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe 4/10/2013SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/10/2013HouseArrived in House 4/10/2013HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 4/11/2013HouseFirst Reading 4/11/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/12/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel 4/15/2013HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 5/1/2013HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 5/1/2013HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/2/2013HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/2/2013HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/2/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca 5/8/2013HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 5/8/2013HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 5/8/2013SenatePassed Both Houses 6/6/2013SenateSent to the Governor 8/5/2013SenateGovernor Approved 8/5/2013SenateEffective Date August 5, 2013 8/5/2013SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0184