Date	Chamber	Action
8/24/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0409

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Thimerosal Free Vaccine Act. Contains only the short title.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	New Act

	Adds reference to:
	410 ILCS 51/10 rep.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act. Deletes a provision concerning exemptions granted by the Department of Public Health for the acceptable level of mercury in vaccines.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3

	Deletes reference to:
	410 ILCS 51/10 rep.

	Adds reference to:
	410 ILCS 51/5

410 ILCS 51/10

410 ILCS 51/15 new

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall implement a policy to distribute, preferentially, influenza vaccines that are thimerosal-free or contain only trace amounts of thimerosal for the immunization of children under the age of 3 who are participating in the Vaccines for Children program, provided that the supply of influenza vaccines to health care providers is not impeded by the exercise of this preference. Provides that the Department shall annually communicate this policy to the General Assembly and health care providers. Provides that upon issuing an exemption from the Act, the Department shall remind health care providers to distribute, preferentially, influenza vaccines that are thimerosal-free or contain only trace amounts of thimerosal for the immunization of children under the age of 3, provided that the supply of influenza vaccines to health care providers is not impeded by the exercise of this preference. Provides that the Department shall annually notify health care providers about the requirements of the Act and encourage health care providers to increase immunization rates among persons who are recommended to receive influenza immunization, using all licensed vaccines, with preference given to influenza vaccines that are thimerosal-free or contain only trace amounts of thimerosal. Provides that the Department shall include this annual notification on its Internet web site. Provides that the Department shall annually report to the General Assembly, on or before December 31, on its efforts to inform health care providers about thimerosal-free vaccines.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 4
Provides that the Department of Public Health shall notify health care providers about the availability of influenza vaccines and the most effective time for persons to be vaccinated.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
1/31/2007	Senate	First Reading
1/31/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/7/2007	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2/21/2007	Senate	Postponed - Public Health
3/7/2007	Senate	Postponed - Public Health
3/14/2007	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 007-001-000
3/14/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
3/14/2007	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
3/19/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
3/19/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/21/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health
3/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-002-000
3/27/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/27/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett
3/27/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2007
3/30/2007	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
4/24/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/25/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
4/25/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
5/2/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Health
5/3/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Public Health
5/15/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
5/15/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
5/16/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
5/16/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules
5/17/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Public Health
5/17/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Public Health
5/18/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
5/18/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
5/18/2007	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/18/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Garrett
5/18/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Garrett
5/18/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2007
5/18/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
5/18/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
5/21/2007	House	Arrived in House
5/21/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
5/21/2007	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
5/21/2007	House	First Reading
5/21/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/23/2007	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
5/25/2007	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
5/29/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
5/29/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
5/29/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/29/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
5/29/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/30/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
5/30/2007	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/28/2007	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/24/2007	Senate	Governor Approved
8/24/2007	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2008
8/24/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0409

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