Establishes a child is not neglected solely based on the parent refusing vaccines

State: IL
Bill Number: HB 1910
Position: SUPPORT
Action Required: NONE
Status: Died, failed to move during 2022, session ended 4/8/2022

Legislation Details:

UPDATE: 4/8/2022 - HB 1910 died after failing to move during 2022. 

UPDATE: 7/2/2021 - HB 1910 was rereferred to the Rules Committee on 3/27/2021.  The IL Legislature is in recess until 11/15/2021.

UPDATE: 3/12/2021 - HB 1910 is scheduled for a hearing in the Adoption & Child Welfare Committee on 3/15/2021 2:00PM www.ilga.gov Virtual Room 1 Springfield, IL. 

HB 1910 was introduced and referred to the Rules Committee on 2/17/2021.  This bill is sponsored by Rep. Mazzochi. 

This bill would add a new section to The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, including but not limited to:

A child shall not be considered neglected solely because the child's parent or other person responsible for his or her welfare has a difference of opinion with a medical professional regarding the safety, efficacy, or advisability of various treatment protocols specific to that child. A child shall not be considered neglected solely because a child's parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare:

(a) objects to:

(i) a recommended vaccination schedule, including, but not limited to, administering to the child: (1)

the HPV vaccine; or (2) an influenza vaccine; or (3) a vaccine for COVID-19; or

(ii) the dosing schedule for vaccines, including, but not limited to, objecting to not limited to, objecting to administering multiple vaccines in a single day;

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1910&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102 - text, status and history for HB 1910