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HR0291Introduced in the House

CHILD VACCINATIONS-SUPPORT

IntroducedHouse Rules

Introduced by Kelly Cassidy, District 14

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

July 1, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Public Health Committee · May 28, 2025

8

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

9 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Theresa Mah24Yes
Marcus Evans33Not Voting
Terra Costa Howard42Yes
Nicolle Grasse53Yes
Michelle Mussman56Yes
Anne Stava-Murray81Yes
William Hauter87Yes
Chris Miller101Yes
Kevin Schmidt114Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  2. Referred to Rules Committee

  3. Assigned to Public Health Committee

  4. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

  5. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella

  6. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel

  7. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

  27. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  28. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill

  33. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly

  34. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  35. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  37. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  38. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  39. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  40. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  41. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis

  42. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  43. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams

  44. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  45. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  46. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

  47. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  48. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita

  49. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  50. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  51. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech

  52. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson

  53. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

  54. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton

  55. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  56. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.

  57. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

  58. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  59. Recommends Be Adopted Public Health Committee; 008-000-000

  60. Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions

  61. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava

  62. Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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