Illinois · Senate Bill 119 · 104th General Assembly

PRENATAL SYPHILIS-TESTING

  1. Introduced Jan 17, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 9, 2025
  4. Passed the House May 20, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Aug 1, 2025

What it does

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

Amends the Prenatal Syphilis Act. Provides that every appropriate health care professional (rather than physician or other person) attending in a professional capacity a pregnant woman in Illinois shall test every pregnant person (rather than take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman) at the time of the first examination and shall perform a second test (rather than shall take or cause to be taken a…

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Amends the Prenatal Syphilis Act. Provides that every appropriate health care professional (rather than physician or other person) attending in a professional capacity a pregnant woman in Illinois shall test every pregnant person (rather than take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman) at the time of the first examination and shall perform a second test (rather than shall take or cause to be taken a second sample of blood) during the third trimester of pregnancy, between 27 through 32 weeks of gestation. Deletes certain references to serological tests. Provides that reports of births and still births shall be made by appropriate health care professionals (rather than by physicians or other persons).

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Public Health · Senate Public Health
  5. CommitteeDo Pass Public Health; 010-000-000 · Senate Public Health
  6. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2025
  7. SenateSecond Reading
  8. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2025
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
  13. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  14. SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
  15. HouseArrived in House
  16. HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  17. HouseFirst Reading
  18. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  19. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III
  20. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  21. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  22. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  23. CommitteeAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee · House Health Care Licenses
  24. CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000 · House Health Care Licenses
  25. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  1. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  2. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3. HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
  4. SenatePassed Both Houses
  5. SenateSent to the Governor
  6. SenateGovernor Approved
  7. SenateEffective Date January 1, 2026
  8. SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0071

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 56–0
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 56 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 37 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 56

Not voting · 3

Third Reading · Full House

Passed 110–0
May 20, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 110 No 0 Not voting 8
Democrats: 72 yes, 0 no Republicans: 38 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 110

Not voting · 3

Excused · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 4, 2025 Senate Public Health Public Health - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 10

10–0
Apr 23, 2025 House Health Care Licenses Health Care Licenses - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 13

Not voting · 2

Passed 13–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.

All 7 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.