Illinois · House Resolution 291 · 104th General Assembly

CHILD VACCINATIONS-SUPPORT

HR 291 Sponsored by Kelly M. Cassidy In committee

  1. Introduced May 1, 2025
  2. In committee May 6, 2025
  3. Adopted by the House Next

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Urges the implementation of interventions to support vaccine uptake and reduce disparities in vaccine coverage among children. Urges the Illinois Department of Health, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work with pediatricians, clinicians, families, and other stakeholders to ensure infants and children are vaccinated on time and students begin…

Read the full title (120 words)

Urges the implementation of interventions to support vaccine uptake and reduce disparities in vaccine coverage among children. Urges the Illinois Department of Health, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work with pediatricians, clinicians, families, and other stakeholders to ensure infants and children are vaccinated on time and students begin school fully vaccinated. Urges the Illinois Department of Health, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to continue to invest in immunization initiatives and infrastructure to ensure timely reporting of vaccine coverage to ensure children are protected from vaccine-preventable illness in public and private schools, child care facilities, and pre-kindergarten programs and beyond.

Every action

62 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  2. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Public Health Committee · House Public Health
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
  7. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  26. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
  27. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  28. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  29. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  30. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  31. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  32. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
  33. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
  34. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  35. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  36. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  37. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  38. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  39. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  40. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  41. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  42. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  43. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
  44. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  45. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
  46. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  47. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  48. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
  49. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  50. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  51. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  52. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  53. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  54. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  5. CommitteeRecommends Be Adopted Public Health Committee; 008-000-000 · House Public Health
  6. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Resolutions
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
  8. CommitteeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 28, 2025 House Public Health Public Health - Recommends Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 Passed 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 56 cosponsors: 56 Democrats.

All 56 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.