Illinois Senate Bill 1944 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Creates the Prenatal and Neonatal Congenital Toxoplasmosis Prevention and Treatment Act. Sets forth definitions. Provides that health care professionals shall provide counseling for Toxoplasmosis and testing for T. gondii when providing care to a pregnant woman during her pregnancy, unless the woman has been diagnosed prior to the pregnancy or she refuses, and during her delivery, unless she has already been determined to be IgG positive and chronically infected or she refuses. Sets forth circumstances under which every health care professional or facility caring for a newborn infant shall provide counseling and perform Toxoplasmosis testing. Sets forth subject matter requirements for the counseling required under the Act. Provides that consent for testing of a newborn infant shall be presumed when a health care professional or facility seeks to perform a test on a newborn infant whose mother's Toxoplasmosis status is unknown, provided that mandated counseling has taken place. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt necessary rules to implement the Act. Effective immediately.

PRENATAL TOXOPLASMOSIS ACT

Sen. William Delgado [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2011-07-23	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2011-05-13	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
2011-03-15	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
2011-03-15	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 006-002-000
2011-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2011-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
2011-03-09	Senate	Postponed - Public Health
2011-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2011-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
2011-03-02	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2011-02-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-02-10	Senate	First Reading
2011-02-10	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1944&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB1944.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB1944sam001.htm