Illinois · Senate Resolution 696 · 104th General Assembly

NEC AWARENESS MONTH/DAY

SR 696 Sponsored by Chris Balkema Adopted

  1. Introduced Apr 10, 2026
  2. In committee Apr 10, 2026
  3. Adopted by the Senate May 6, 2026

What it does

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

Declares May 2026 as NEC Awareness Month and May 17, 2026 as NEC Awareness Day in the State of Illinois to encourage increased public awareness, education, and research efforts related to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and support for families affected by this disease.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary
  2. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  3. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  4. CommitteeApproved for Consideration Assignments · Senate Assignments
  5. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions May 6, 2026
  6. SenateResolution Adopted

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 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.