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type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC HEALTH-OBESITY"
description: "Amends the School Code and the Illinois Health Statistics Act. Provides that health examinations shall include the collection of data relating to obesity, including at a minimum, date of birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, waist circumference, and date of exam. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall collect and maintain health data on the extent, nature, and impact of obesity. Provides that the Department may collect health data from local schools and the State Board of Education relating to obesity on health examination forms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2940"
citation: "Illinois SB 2940 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d86a35a4-e0c2-4115-aef8-73b8bdecbdee"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2940&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=10061&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "d2ecc06787997133f139912f392610bc957dc65f67b2200d2984a9de00307bb3"
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 2940 (93rd) — PUBLIC HEALTH-OBESITY
Amends the School Code and the Illinois Health Statistics Act. Provides that health examinations shall include the collection of data relating to obesity, including at a minimum, date of birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, waist circumference, and date of exam. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall collect and maintain health data on the extent, nature, and impact of obesity. Provides that the Department may collect health data from local schools and the State Board of Education relating to obesity on health examination forms.
## 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=09300SB2940&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10061&DocNum=2940&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2940eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10061&DocNum=2940&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2940enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10061&DocNum=2940&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1105** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **504** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Renee Kosel — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2004-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2004-02-25** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2004
- **2004-02-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2004-02-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-02-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2004-02-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 050-004-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2004-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2004-04-20** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2004-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2004-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 12, 2004
- **2004-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2004-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
- **2004-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0966 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d86a35a4-e0c2-4115-aef8-73b8bdecbdee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).