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Introduced
05/01/2025
05/01/2025
In Committee
07/01/2025
07/01/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Urges the implementation of interventions to support vaccine uptake and reduce disparities in vaccine coverage among children. Urges the Illinois Department of Health, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work with pediatricians, clinicians, families, and other stakeholders to ensure infants and children are vaccinated on time and students begin school fully vaccinated. Urges the Illinois Department of Health, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to continue to invest in immunization initiatives and infrastructure to ensure timely reporting of vaccine coverage to ensure children are protected from vaccine-preventable illness in public and private schools, child care facilities, and pre-kindergarten programs and beyond.
AI Summary
This resolution addresses declining childhood vaccination rates in Illinois by urging state agencies to implement interventions that support vaccine uptake and reduce coverage disparities. The resolution highlights concerning trends, including lower vaccination rates among children born in 2020 and 2021 compared to previous years, and notes significant disparities in vaccine coverage based on insurance type, race, ethnicity, income, and geographic location. It specifically points out that vaccination coverage for the 2023/2024 school year has declined, with many vaccines falling below the community immunity threshold, and religious exemptions increasing to 15,339 for the 2022/2023 school year. The resolution calls on the Illinois Department of Health, State Board of Education, and Department of Healthcare and Family Services to collaborate with healthcare providers, families, and other stakeholders to ensure timely childhood vaccinations, support immunization initiatives, and maintain infrastructure for reporting vaccine coverage. The ultimate goal is to protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases in schools, child care facilities, pre-kindergarten programs, and other settings by addressing barriers to vaccination and promoting comprehensive immunization strategies.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (57)
Kelly Cassidy (D)*,
Jaime Andrade (D),
Dee Avelar (D),
Harry Benton (D),
Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),
Amy Briel (D),
Sharon Chung (D),
Terra Costa Howard (D),
Michael Crawford (D),
Margaret Croke (D),
Lisa Davis (D),
William Davis (D),
Martha Deuter (D),
Dan Didech (D),
Kimberly du Buclet (D),
Marcus Evans (D),
Laura Faver Dias (D),
La Shawn Ford (D),
Robyn Gabel (D),
Mary Gill (D),
Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),
Edgar González (D),
Nicolle Grasse (D),
Matt Hanson (D),
Sonya Harper (D),
Barbara Hernandez (D),
Lisa Hernandez (D),
Norma Hernandez (D),
Maura Hirschauer (D),
Jay Hoffman (D),
Hoan Huynh (D),
Lilian Jiménez (D),
Tracy Katz Muhl (D),
Michael Kelly (D),
Stephanie Kifowit (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Natalie Manley (D),
Joyce Mason (D),
Rita Mayfield (D),
Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),
Bob Morgan (D),
Yolonda Morris (D),
Michelle Mussman (D),
Suzanne Ness (D),
Kevin Olickal (D),
Aarón Ortíz (D),
Abdelnasser Rashid (D),
Bob Rita (D),
Rick Ryan (D),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Nabeela Syed (D),
Dave Vella (D),
Larry Walsh (D),
Maurice West (D),
Ann Williams (D),
Omar Williams (D),
Janet Yang Rohr (D),
Last Action
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (on 07/01/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=291&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HR&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HR/10400HR0291.htm |
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