ACCESS TO PUBLIC HEALTH DATA Senate SponsorsSen. Karina Villa-Sara Feigenholtz, Emil Jones, III, Mike Porfirio and Rachel Ventura 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die New Act5 ILCS 140/7410 ILCS 535/24from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-24Creates the Access to Public Health Data Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services shall, at the request of a local health department in Illinois, make any and all public health data related to residents of that local health department's jurisdiction available to that local health department for the purposes of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act. Exempts specified information from inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act and makes a conforming change in that Act. Contains other provisions. Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that no rule adopted by the Department of Public Health shall be construed as restricting access to vital records by any municipality, county, multicounty, public health district, or regional health officer recognized by the Department for the purposes described in specified provisions. 1/31/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa 1/31/2023SenateFirst Reading 1/31/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 2/3/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 2/7/2023SenateAssigned to Public Health 2/14/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 3/10/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/20/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio 4/20/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die