UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD DONATIONS
Summary
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall prepare and distribute to health and maternal care providers written publications containing standardized, objective information about umbilical cord blood banking that is sufficient to allow a pregnant woman to make an informed decision about whether to participate in a public or private umbilical cord blood banking program. Sets out the types of information to be included in the written publications. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 6, 2007
Signed Aug 13, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2007 · House Mar 2, 2007
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
May 16, 2007
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 13, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 15, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 2, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-0-7)
house
Feb 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 8, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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