Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2025	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

5 ILCS 140/7

410 ILCS 535/24

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-24

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Access to Public Health Data Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services shall, at the request of a local health department in Illinois, make any and all public health data related to residents of that local health department's jurisdiction available to that local health department for the purposes of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act. Exempts specified information from inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act and makes a conforming change in that Act. Contains other provisions. Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that no rule adopted by the Department of Public Health shall be construed as restricting access to vital records by any municipality, county, multicounty, public health district, or regional health officer recognized by the Department for the purposes described in specified provisions.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
1/31/2023	Senate	First Reading
1/31/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/3/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2/7/2023	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2/14/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
3/10/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
4/20/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
4/20/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
1/7/2025	Senate	Session Sine Die

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