Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB2790: IDPH-LUNG CANCER SCREENING
Status: Signed into law, July 31, 2026
Creates the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available to individuals accessing the tobacco quitline. Allows the Department to enter into contracts and agreements and award grants to persons operating the tobacco quitline. Requires the Department to develop signage that discloses referral information for lung cancer screening. Requires the Department to develop an educational insert to accompany the sale of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies by retailers. Provides that a retailer of tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapies who intentionally violates these provisions is guilty of a petty offense. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Defines terms.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2790Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Laura M. MurphySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Providesthat the Department of Public Health shall require information andcounseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available toindividuals accessing the tobacco quitline. Allows the Department to enterinto contracts and agreements and award grants to persons operating thetobacco quitline…
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2790Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Laura M. MurphySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Providesthat the Department of Public Health shall require information andcounseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available toindividuals accessing the tobacco quitline. Allows the Department to enterinto contracts and agreements and award grants to persons operating thetobacco quitline. Requires the Department to develop signage thatdiscloses referral information for lung cancer screening. Requires theDepartment to develop an educational insert to accompany the sale oftobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies by retailers. Providesthat a retailer of tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapies whointentionally violates these provisions is guilty of a petty offense.Requires the Department to adopt rules. Defines terms. LRB104 17099 BDA 30518 b LRB104 17099 BDA 30518 b LRB104 17099 BDA 30518 b A BILL FOR SB2790LRB104 17099 BDA 30518 b SB2790 LRB104 17099 BDA 30518 b SB2790 LRB104 17099 BDA 30518 b AN ACT concerning health. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1.Short title.This Act may be cited as the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Section 5.Definitions.In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Public Health. "Nicotine replacement therapy" means a …