# Illinois SB0119: PRENATAL SYPHILIS-TESTING Illinois SB0119, PRENATAL SYPHILIS-TESTING, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Karina Villa (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0071) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0119-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB0119 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: PRENATAL SYPHILIS-TESTING - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0071 - Sponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: assignments, public health, health care licenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (189 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Amends the Prenatal Syphilis Act. Provides that every appropriate health care professional (rather than physician or other person) attending in a professional capacity a pregnant woman in Illinois shall test every pregnant person (rather than take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman) at the time of the first examination and shall perform a second test (rather than shall take or cause to be taken a second sample of blood) during the third trimester of pregnancy, between 27 through 32 weeks of gestation. Deletes certain references to serological tests. Provides that reports of births and still births shall be made by appropriate health care professionals (rather than by physicians or other persons). ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free syphilis screening twice during pregnancy: benefit, low. Illinois health professionals must ensure syphilis testing at the first prenatal exam and again between pregnancy weeks 27 and 32. The requirement does not apply when the pregnant person objects for religious reasons. Blood samples must go to a state-approved lab using a state-approved test. Positi… - Birth records keep syphilis results private: benefit, low. Health professionals reporting each birth or stillbirth must record whether the person who gave birth had a syphilis blood test. The certificate must include the sample date and the lab's name. It must not include the test result. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Napoleon Harris III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-20 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 110 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Do Pass Public Health; | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0071 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-13: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Assigned to Public Health (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-17: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0119eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0119enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0119.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0119eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0119enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0119.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0119-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).