republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/sb-3277.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AWARENESS"
description: "Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Directs the Department of Public Health, in conjunction with others, to develop mandatory protocols and best practices for providing the necessary medical guidance for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Provides that the protocols and best practices developed by the Department shall: (i) be published on a designated and publicly accessible Internet website; (ii) include up-to-date information about Duchenne muscular dystrophy; (iii) reference peer-reviewed scientific research articles; (iv) incorporate guidance and recommendations from the National Institutes of Health and any other persons or entities determined by the Department to have particular expertise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and (v) be distributed to physicians, other health care professionals and providers, and persons subject to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Provides that the Department shall prepare a report of all efforts undertaken by the Department under the provisions. Provides that the report under the provisions shall be posted on the Department's Internet website and distributed to local health departments and to any other facilities as determined by the Department."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 3277"
citation: "Illinois SB 3277 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aarón M. Ortíz", "Tom Bennett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c41ebab-f71b-4de7-b6d6-d5bf458e8dab"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3277&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=152619&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "243b4a3eb04b5367aeeb995f0d5e6ed04814947d517693153efa5535e6aae444"
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 3277 (103rd) — MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AWARENESS

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Directs the Department of Public Health, in conjunction with others, to develop mandatory protocols and best practices for providing the necessary medical guidance for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Provides that the protocols and best practices developed by the Department shall: (i) be published on a designated and publicly accessible Internet website; (ii) include up-to-date information about Duchenne muscular dystrophy; (iii) reference peer-reviewed scientific research articles; (iv) incorporate guidance and recommendations from the National Institutes of Health and any other persons or entities determined by the Department to have particular expertise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and (v) be distributed to physicians, other health care professionals and providers, and persons subject to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Provides that the Department shall prepare a report of all efforts undertaken by the Department under the provisions. Provides that the report under the provisions shall be posted on the Department's Internet website and distributed to local health departments and to any other facilities as determined by the Department.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3277.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3277eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3277sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3277enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Public Health — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Public Health — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Public Health — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aarón M. Ortíz — primary (person)
- Tom Bennett — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tom Bennett `filing`
- **2024-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-20** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2024-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tom Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-03-06** Postponed - Public Health
- **2024-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2024-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2024-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
- **2024-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2024-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- **2024-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Public Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 008-000-000
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0964 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c41ebab-f71b-4de7-b6d6-d5bf458e8dab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).