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type: "Bill"
title: "HIV TESTING-WESTERN BLOT ASSAY"
description: "Amends various Acts to eliminate references to the Western Blot Assay test as a confirmatory test for HIV. Provides that the confirmatory test for HIV shall be based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 204"
citation: "Illinois HB 204 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-18"
last_action: "2011-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6d56858-426d-44be-96bf-4cc7098cc0eb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=204&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54804&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5a1da0a550a0f7aa74b59e8e51918c6ef1b40097d02d0ba038f2489774fb3716"
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 204 (97th) — HIV TESTING-WESTERN BLOT ASSAY
Amends various Acts to eliminate references to the Western Blot Assay test as a confirmatory test for HIV. Provides that the confirmatory test for HIV shall be based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control. 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=09700HB0204&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54804&DocNum=204&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0204eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54804&DocNum=204&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0204enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54804&DocNum=204&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-01-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2011-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-02-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2011-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
- **2011-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2011
- **2011-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0244 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6d56858-426d-44be-96bf-4cc7098cc0eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).