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| Bill | CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT SCREEN | Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Sets forth the General Assembly's findings concerning the screening of newborns for congenital heart defects. Provides that all birth centers and hospitals must test every newborn for congenital heart defects via a screening test in line with the current standard of care, such as pulse oximetry screening, according to congenital heart defect screening protocols developed by the Department of Public Health in consultation with relevant medical practitioners and stakeholders. Provides that exceptions to mandatory congenital heart defect screenings shall be limited to cases in which the parents object to the screening, or as directed by the congenital heart defect screening protocol. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | HB 2661 | Illinois HB 2661 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 79 | 3 | 2013-02-21 | 2013-08-16 | openstates | ocd-bill/235f9321-5c2b-48d3-ab77-69f8d5d9b15a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2661&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74467&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 60ad717162051b08a3a2b955ebc885ef421d91c54a39c175ee7838b8689b5a73 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2661 (98th) — CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT SCREEN
Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Sets forth the General Assembly's findings concerning the screening of newborns for congenital heart defects. Provides that all birth centers and hospitals must test every newborn for congenital heart defects via a screening test in line with the current standard of care, such as pulse oximetry screening, according to congenital heart defect screening protocols developed by the Department of Public Health in consultation with relevant medical practitioners and stakeholders. Provides that exceptions to mandatory congenital heart defect screenings shall be limited to cases in which the parents object to the screening, or as directed by the congenital heart defect screening protocol.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Andy Manar — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Pat McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- William E. Brady — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2013-02-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
filing - 2013-02-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-02-21 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-03-04 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- 2013-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2013-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2013-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
amendment-introduction - 2013-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2013-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2013-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2013-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2013-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
amendment-introduction - 2013-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2013-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
amendment-introduction - 2013-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- 2013-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
amendment-introduction - 2013-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2013-04-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2013-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2013-04-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2013-04-18 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2013-04-18 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2013-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2013-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2013-04-19 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2013-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-04-19 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- 2013-04-19 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-04-19 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- 2013-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2013-04-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2013-04-24 Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee - 2013-04-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
amendment-introduction - 2013-04-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2013-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- 2013-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2013-05-01 Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2013-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- 2013-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2013-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2013-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- 2013-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- 2013-05-08 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
- 2013-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- 2013-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- 2013-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- 2013-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- 2013-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2013-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2013-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2013-05-22 Sponsor Removed Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2013-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2013-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- 2013-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2013-05-22 Arrived in House
introduction - 2013-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2013-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel
- 2013-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2013-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
- 2013-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2013-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- 2013-05-29 House Concurs
- 2013-05-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2013-08-16 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2013-08-16 Effective Date August 16, 2013
- 2013-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0440
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/235f9321-5c2b-48d3-ab77-69f8d5d9b15a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).