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+type: "Bill"
+title: "HIV TESTING-WESTERN BLOT ASSAY"
+description: "Amends various Acts to eliminate references to the Western Blot Assay test as a confirmatory test for HIV. Provides that the confirmatory test for HIV shall be based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "97th"
+identifier: "HB 204"
+citation: "Illinois HB 204 (97th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2011-01-18"
+last_action: "2011-08-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6d56858-426d-44be-96bf-4cc7098cc0eb"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=204&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54804&SessionID=84&GA=97"
+source_hash: "5a1da0a550a0f7aa74b59e8e51918c6ef1b40097d02d0ba038f2489774fb3716"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 204 (97th) — HIV TESTING-WESTERN BLOT ASSAY
+
+Amends various Acts to eliminate references to the Western Blot Assay test as a confirmatory test for HIV. Provides that the confirmatory test for HIV shall be based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0204&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54804&DocNum=204&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0204eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54804&DocNum=204&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0204enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54804&DocNum=204&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2011-01-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
+- **2011-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2011-01-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2011-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
+- **2011-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2011-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
+- **2011-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2011-02-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2011-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2011-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2011-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2011-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
+- **2011-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2011-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2011-05-04** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
+- **2011-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
+- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
+- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2011-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2011-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2011
+- **2011-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0244 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6d56858-426d-44be-96bf-4cc7098cc0eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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