IL SB0119

Requires health care professionals attending pregnant persons in Illinois to conduct syphilis testing at the first prenatal examination and a second time during the third trimester, specifically between 27-32 weeks of gestation

Updates terminology in the Prenatal Syphilis Act from "physician or other person" to "appropriate health care professional" and from "pregnant woman" to "pregnant person"

Removes outdated language referencing "serological" testing while maintaining the requirement that specimens be submitted to Department of Public Health-approved laboratories

Maintains the religious exemption allowing women to decline testing if it conflicts with their religious beliefs and practices

Continues to provide free testing through the State Department of Public Health or local health departments upon provider request