---
type: "Bill"
title: "MRSA SCREENING-AT-RISK PATIENT"
description: "Amends the MRSA Screening and Reporting Act. Requires Illinois hospitals to screen certain patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (\"MRSA\") upon admission, including all patients admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit; patients who were previously colonized or infected with MRSA; surgical patients receiving implants; and patients transferred from a nursing home or healthcare facility. Requires hospitals to re-screen patients who were admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit or previously transferred from a nursing home facility, prior to discharge or transfer to another healthcare facility. Repeals January 1, 2011 repealer date. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2981"
citation: "Illinois SB 2981 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-03"
last_action: "2010-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b62aaa78-fb14-421f-9203-9e825854cfe1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2981&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50164&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "bdc6b9481772f0185cb28851836413169fe3277ccaa3a2fc3c6a44e3e01096c4"
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 SB 2981 (96th) — MRSA SCREENING-AT-RISK PATIENT

Amends the MRSA Screening and Reporting Act. Requires Illinois hospitals to screen certain patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA") upon admission, including all patients admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit; patients who were previously colonized or infected with MRSA; surgical patients receiving implants; and patients transferred from a nursing home or healthcare facility. Requires hospitals to re-screen patients who were admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit or previously transferred from a nursing home facility, prior to discharge or transfer to another healthcare facility. Repeals January 1, 2011 repealer date. 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=09600SB2981&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50164&DocNum=2981&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2981eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50164&DocNum=2981&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2981enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50164&DocNum=2981&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christine Radogno — primary (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2010-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-04** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2010-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-02-17** Postponed - Public Health
- **2010-02-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2010-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2010
- **2010-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1079 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b62aaa78-fb14-421f-9203-9e825854cfe1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).