---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH-TECH"
description: "Amends the Hearing Screening for Newborns Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4935"
citation: "Illinois HB 4935 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-05"
last_action: "2016-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42749b34-1f82-4e23-b42f-93f4841899b4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4935&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94233&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "bc841162b0cda8a2e14a06c8b49ed3214cbd55a5d468719c2d329c7e514df27f"
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 4935 (99th) — HEALTH-TECH

Amends the Hearing Screening for Newborns Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09900HB4935&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94233&DocNum=4935&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4935eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94233&DocNum=4935&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4935enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94233&DocNum=4935&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christine Winger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `filing`
- **2016-02-05** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
- **2016-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-15** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
- **2016-04-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-15** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
- **2016-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Christine Winger
- **2016-04-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2016-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2016-04-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2016-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Public Health; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
- **2016-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2016
- **2016-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0834 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42749b34-1f82-4e23-b42f-93f4841899b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).