Illinois · Senate Bill 2261 · 104th General Assembly

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SB 2261 Sponsored by Julie A. Morrison In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Appropriates $1,600,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of funding Duchenne muscular dystrophy screenings for newborn babies. Effective July 1, 2025.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services · Senate Health and Human Services
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  7. CommitteePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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.