Bill Status of SB1889  93rd General Assembly

Short Description:  DHS-FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

Senate Sponsors
Sen. James T. Meeks

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 301/5-10


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to design and implement an ongoing statewide campaign to raise public awareness about fetal alcohol syndrome and other effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. Provides that the campaign must include pamphlets that describe the causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome and provides that the Department must distribute the pamphlets free of charge to each county clerk in sufficient quantities to enable the county clerk to provide pamphlets to all persons applying for a marriage license in the county. (Under current law, the Department may prepare such pamphlets and may distribute them to county clerks.)

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/20/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. James T. Meeks
  2/20/2003SenateFirst Reading
  2/20/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  2/27/2003SenateAssigned to Health & Human Services
  3/13/2003SenatePostponed - Health & Human Services
  3/14/2003SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die