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HB 3726

IDPH-LUNG CANCER SCREENING

104th Regular Session Introduced by Kimberly Du Buclet

The bill expands lung cancer screening by requiring quitlines and retailers to provide referrals and information about USPSTF screening to tobacco users, with accompanying signage

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 3726

HB 3726 — Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act

Status: Rule 19(a) / Re‑referred to Rules Committee (placed on General State Calendar 5/15/2025)
Introduced: March 4, 2025 (filed 2/18/2025 by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet)
Companion bill: SB 2126

Purpose

To increase awareness of and referrals to lung cancer screening among tobacco users by leveraging the State tobacco quitline and retail points of sale for tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapies (NRT). The bill directs the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to develop materials and require quitline counseling and referral activity consistent with evidence‑based screening guidelines.

Key provisions

  • Tobacco quitline counseling and referrals

    • IDPH must require the tobacco quitline to make information and counseling about lung cancer screening available to callers.
    • Quitline services must: (1) rely on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening criteria/guidelines; (2) provide information and direct eligible individuals to screening services; and (3) participate in quality‑improvement activities, including reporting the number of callers referred to lung cancer screening to IDPH.
    • IDPH may enter into contracts/agreements and award grants to quitline operators to support these activities.

  • Retail signage and educational inserts

    • IDPH shall develop signage disclosing lung cancer screening referral information (including who is eligible and quitline contact/toll‑free number).
    • Retailers of tobacco products and retailers of NRT must conspicuously post this signage in their retail establishments.
    • IDPH shall develop an educational insert to accompany the sale of tobacco products and NRT. The insert must include: (1) information on the effectiveness of lung cancer screening; (2) eligibility criteria per USPSTF; and (3) quitline contact information (including toll‑free number).
    • Retailers must provide the Department‑supplied insert to every purchaser at point of sale.

  • Definitions & rulemaking

    • NRT is defined to include patch, gum, lozenge, spray, or inhaler.
    • IDPH is required to adopt rules to implement the Act.

  • Enforcement

    • A retailer who intentionally violates the retail signage/insert requirement is guilty of a petty offense (bill does not specify fines).

Who is affected

  • Tobacco users and purchasers of NRT — increased exposure to information about lung cancer screening and referrals.
  • Quitline operators — must provide screening counseling, referrals, data reporting; eligible for contracts/grants.
  • Retailers of tobacco products and NRT — must post signage and distribute inserts at point of sale; face petty‑offense penalty for intentional noncompliance.
  • IDPH — responsible for materials, rulemaking, contracting/grant administration, and oversight.

Procedural timeline / current status highlights

  • Filed: 02/18/2025; First reading 02/18/2025
  • Assigned to Public Health Committee (03/11/2025)
  • Committee substitute reported favorably as substituted (05/01/2025)
  • Placed on General State Calendar (05/15/2025)
  • Currently subject to Rules Committee action (Rule 19(a) / Re‑referred 03/21/2025)

Potential impact and considerations

  • Likely to increase awareness and referrals for low‑dose CT lung cancer screening among high‑risk smokers, potentially improving early detection.
  • Administrative and operational costs for IDPH and quitline contractors; minor compliance burden on retailers.
  • Enforcement is limited to a petty offense for intentional violations; the bill leaves details (penalties, effective dates, funding) to rulemaking and contracting.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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