Illinois Senate Bill 186

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-04-20 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

ACCESS TO PUBLIC HEALTH DATA

Sen. Karina Villa [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Sen. Emil Jones [D]	Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]
Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-20	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-04-20	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-02-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2023-02-07	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2023-02-03	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2023-01-31	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-31	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-31	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
410	535	24	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=186&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0186.htm