SB2790 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2790

Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available to individuals accessing the tobacco quitline. Allows the Department to enter into contracts and agreements and award grants to persons operating the tobacco quitline. Requires the Department to develop signage that discloses referral information for lung cancer screening. Requires the Department to develop an educational insert to accompany the sale of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies by retailers. Provides that a retailer of tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapies who intentionally violates these provisions is guilty of a petty offense. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Defines terms.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act.

Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Department" means the Department of Public Health.

"Nicotine replacement therapy" means a treatment that helps people quit smoking by providing a lower dose of nicotine without the harmful chemicals in cigarettes. "Nicotine replacement therapy" includes a patch, gum, lozenge, spray, or inhaler that releases nicotine into the body.

"Retailer of nicotine replacement therapies" means a person engaged in the business of selling nicotine replacement therapies to consumers.

"Retailer of tobacco products" has the meaning given to the term "retailer" in Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.

"Tobacco quitline" means a resource that is free to tobacco users in Illinois who want to quit using tobacco, that is accessible by a toll-free telephone number, and that is established, operated, and funded with the assistance of the Department. "Tobacco quitline" includes an evidence-based program, certified counselors, and staff to provide the support needed for tobacco users in Illinois to break the habit of using tobacco.

Section 10. Lung cancer screening counseling. The Department shall require information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening to be made available to individuals through the tobacco quitline. The Department may enter into contracts and agreements with persons operating the tobacco quitline on behalf of the Department and may award grants for the purposes of this Act. In the course of providing information and counseling concerning lung cancer screening, the Department and the operators of the tobacco quitline shall:

(1) rely upon the criteria and guidelines developed by the United States Preventive Service Task Force for lung cancer screening;

(2) provide information about, and direct eligible individuals to, lung cancer screening services; and

(3) participate in quality improvement activities, including reporting data to the Department on the number of callers referred to lung cancer screening.

Section 15. Education about lung cancer screening.

(a) The Department shall develop signage that discloses referral information for lung cancer screening. The signage shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) information about who is eligible for lung cancer screening; and

(2) contact information for the tobacco quitline, including the toll-free telephone number.

The Department shall make available this signage to retailers of tobacco products and retailers of nicotine replacement therapies. Retailers of tobacco products and retailers of nicotine replacement therapies shall conspicuously post this signage in their retail establishments.

(b) The Department shall develop an educational insert to accompany the sale of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies. This educational insert shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) information on the effectiveness of lung cancer screening;

(2) information on the eligibility criteria for lung cancer screening under the United States Preventive Service Task Force guidelines; and

(3) contact information for the tobacco quitline, including the toll-free telephone number.

The Department shall make available this educational insert to retailers of tobacco products and retailers of nicotine replacement therapies. Retailers of tobacco products and retailers of nicotine replacement therapies shall provide a copy of the educational insert provided by the Department to every person purchasing a tobacco product or nicotine replacement therapy at the point of sale.

(c) A retailer of tobacco products or a retailer of nicotine replacement therapies who intentionally violates any provision of this Section is guilty of a petty offense.

Section 20. Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt rules consistent with the provisions of this Act.