GA96HB839 96 HB 839 CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research in the early detection, prevention, cure, screening, and treatment of cancer. Requires the Department of Public Health to create an advisory committee with a primary focus that includes cancer prevention and the early detection, curing, screening, and treatment of cancer. Provides that moneys received for the purposes of these provisions shall be deposited into the Cancer Prevention Research Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Cancer Prevention Research Fund. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=839&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42321&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-02-09 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-02-09 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-02-11 00:00:00 House Assigned to Human Services Committee 0 3 HHSV 2009-03-05 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner 0 4 2009-03-13 00:00:00 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1 5 HRUL 2009-02-09 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz 0 0 ElaineNekritz House Chief Sponsor ArthurLTurner House Chief Co-Sponsor