PUBLIC HEALTH-OBESITY
Summary
Amends the School Code and the Illinois Health Statistics Act. Provides that health examinations shall include the collection of data relating to obesity, including at a minimum, date of birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, waist circumference, and date of exam. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall collect and maintain health data on the extent, nature, and impact of obesity. Provides that the Department may collect health data from local schools and the State Board of Education relating to obesity on health examination forms.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2004
Committee Review
May 2004
Senate Passage
May 2004
House Passage
May 2004
Signed into Law
Aug 2004
Introduced Mar 2, 2004
Signed Aug 20, 2004
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2004 · House May 11, 2004
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
May 25, 2004
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 20, 2004
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 25, 2004
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 25, 2004
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
upper
May 20, 2004
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
upper
May 20, 2004
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 18, 2004
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 11, 2004
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 12, 2004
upper
May 11, 2004
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 11, 2004
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-5-2)
house
Apr 29, 2004
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Apr 29, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 29, 2004
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2004
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Feb 25, 2004
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 10, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 6, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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