---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-FOLIC ACID-PUBLIC EDUCATN"
description: "Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, to conduct a public information campaign to (i) educate women about the benefits of consuming folic acid before and during pregnancy to improve their chances of having a healthy baby and (ii) increase the consumption of folic acid by women of child-bearing age."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 275"
citation: "Illinois HB 275 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-23"
last_action: "2003-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1be3d7f5-0a6e-4400-b23b-a533dfecf4d7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=275&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=600&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "b27ccae861b7384bf11dfa337582080f2e2151b41319d4f863699e0845df7050"
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 275 (93rd) — DHS-FOLIC ACID-PUBLIC EDUCATN

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, to conduct a public information campaign to (i) educate women about the benefits of consuming folic acid before and during pregnancy to improve their chances of having a healthy baby and (ii) increase the consumption of folic acid by women of child-bearing age.

## 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=09300HB0275&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=600&DocNum=275&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0275eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=600&DocNum=275&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0275enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=600&DocNum=275&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — primary (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- George P. Shadid — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto `filing`
- **2003-01-23** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2003-01-23** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-01-23** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2003-01-23** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Wirsing
- **2003-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2003-02-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2003-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 5, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2003-04-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
- **2003-04-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2003-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-02** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0084 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1be3d7f5-0a6e-4400-b23b-a533dfecf4d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).