Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 680 — PUB HEALTH-BIOMONITORING

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0074

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Creates the Biomonitoring Safety Net Act. Requires the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, to establish an Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program to monitor the presence and concentration of designated chemicals in the bodies of the people of this State. Requires the Department and Agency to establish a Scientific Guidance Panel to make recommendations regarding the design and implementation of the Program, including specific recommendations for chemicals that are priorities for biomonitoring, with members appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House. Designates the criteria for determining priority chemicals for inclusion in the Program. Requires that biomonitoring findings be disseminated to the general public and the Department, in collaboration with the Agency, submit a report every 2 years to the General Assembly containing the findings of the Program.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 680 has shifted from "Engrossed" to "Enrolled," indicating that the bill has passed through certain legislative processes and is now being prepared for final approval. This change emphasizes its advancement toward becoming law. The significance lies in the fact that the bill is now one step closer to being officially enacted, impacting how the proposed regulations or initiatives may be implemented.

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HB0680 Engrossed LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b AN ACT concerning public health.
HB0680 Enrolled LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b AN ACT concerning public health.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), biomonitoring data has helped to identify chemicals HB0680 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b found in the environment and in human tissues, monitor changes in human exposure to those chemicals, and investigate the distribution of exposure among the general population.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), biomonitoring data has helped to identify chemicals HB0680 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b found in the environment and in human tissues, monitor changes in human exposure to those chemicals, and investigate the distribution of exposure among the general population.
and (3) support Illinois public health by establishing HB0680 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b trends in chemical exposures, validating modeling and survey methods, supporting epidemiological studies, identifying highly exposed communities, addressing the data gaps between chemical exposures and specific health outcomes, informing health responses to unanticipated emergency exposures, assessing the effectiveness of current regulations, and setting priorities for research.
and (3) support Illinois public health by establishing HB0680 Enrolled - 3 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b trends in chemical exposures, validating modeling and survey methods, supporting epidemiological studies, identifying highly exposed communities, addressing the data gaps between chemical exposures and specific health outcomes, informing health responses to unanticipated emergency exposures, assessing the effectiveness of current regulations, and setting priorities for research.
The Panel shall be composed of 11 members, whose expertise shall encompass the disciplines of public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental HB0680 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b medicine, risk analysis, exposure assessment, developmental biology, laboratory sciences, bioethics, maternal and child health with a specialty in breastfeeding, and toxicology.
The Panel shall be composed of 11 members, whose expertise shall encompass the disciplines of public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental HB0680 Enrolled - 4 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b medicine, risk analysis, exposure assessment, developmental biology, laboratory sciences, bioethics, maternal and child health with a specialty in breastfeeding, and toxicology.
HB0680 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b (3) procedures to accurately and effectively interpret and communicate biomonitoring results within the context of potential risks to human health;
HB0680 Enrolled - 5 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b (3) procedures to accurately and effectively interpret and communicate biomonitoring results within the context of potential risks to human health;
(2) The known or suspected health effects resulting from some level of exposure based on scientifically valid HB0680 Engrossed - 6 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b studies.
(2) The known or suspected health effects resulting from some level of exposure based on scientifically valid HB0680 Enrolled - 6 - LRB095 03973 KBJ 24006 b studies.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0074

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2008

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Passed; 054-002-000

  7. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007

  8. Second Reading

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007

  10. Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000

  11. Assigned to Public Health

  12. Referred to Rules

  13. First Reading

  14. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 26, 2007

  16. Arrive in Senate

  17. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote

  20. Second Reading - Short Debate

  21. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000

  22. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  23. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

  24. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  25. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  26. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 012-003-001

  27. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote

  28. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

  30. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo

  31. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  32. Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee

  33. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

  34. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  35. Referred to Rules Committee

  36. First Reading

  37. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

Sponsors

  • Elaine Nekritz · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Elaine Nekritz

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45202
Democrat 9000
Republican 0001
Total 54203
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Forby — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Brady — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Nay
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Lauzen — Not Voting
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Garrett — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101004
Republican 4000
Democrat 8001
Total 113005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Hamos — Yea
Myers — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Meyer — Not Voting
Molaro — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Schock — Not Voting
Davis, Monique — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 680 do?
Creates the Biomonitoring Safety Net Act. Requires the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, to establish an Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program to monitor the presence and concentration of designated chemicals in the bodies of the people of this State. Requires the Department and Agency to establish a Scientific Guidance Panel to make recommendations regarding the design and implementation of the Program, including specific recommendations for chemicals that are priorities for biomonitoring, with members appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House. Designates the criteria for determining priority chemicals for inclusion in the Program. Requires that biomonitoring findings be disseminated to the general public and the Department, in collaboration with the Agency, submit a report every 2 years to the General Assembly containing the findings of the Program.
Who sponsors HB 680?
HB 680 is sponsored by Elaine Nekritz.
What is the current status of HB 680?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2007. Enacted.
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