Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB3049: NEWBORN METABOLIC SCREENING
Status: Signed into law, August 21, 2026
Amends the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee Act. Changes the name of the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee to the Universal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee. Adds duties for the Committee, including duties to hold quarterly meetings, review conditions, make recommendations, and prepare reports. Makes conforming changes in the short title of the Act, the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act, and the Rare Disease Commission Act. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3049Introduced 1/28/2026, by Sen. Julie A. MorrisonSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 240/2from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4904410 ILCS 265/1410 ILCS 265/5410 ILCS 445/15 410 ILCS 240/2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4904 410 ILCS 265/1 410 ILCS 265/5 410 ILCS 445/15 ILCS 240/2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4904 ILCS 265/1 ILCS 265/5 ILCS 445/15 Amends the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee Act.Changes the name of the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committeeto the Universal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee…
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3049Introduced 1/28/2026, by Sen. Julie A. MorrisonSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 240/2from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4904410 ILCS 265/1410 ILCS 265/5410 ILCS 445/15 410 ILCS 240/2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4904 410 ILCS 265/1 410 ILCS 265/5 410 ILCS 445/15 ILCS 240/2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4904 ILCS 265/1 ILCS 265/5 ILCS 445/15 Amends the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee Act.Changes the name of the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committeeto the Universal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee. Adds duties for theCommittee, including duties to hold quarterly meetings, review conditions,make recommendations, and prepare reports. Makes conforming changes in theshort title of the Act, the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act, and the RareDisease Commission Act. Effective immediately. LRB104 16764 BDA 32796 b LRB104 16764 BDA 32796 b LRB104 16764 BDA 32796 b A BILL FOR SB3049LRB104 16764 BDA 32796 b SB3049 LRB104 16764 BDA 32796 b SB3049 LRB104 16764 BDA 32796 b AN ACT concerning health. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Newborn Metabolic Screening Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows: (410 ILCS 240/2)(from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4904) Sec. 2.General provisions.The Department of Public Health shall administer the provisions of this Act and shall: …