IL HB2495 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-21 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-21 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Creates the Reproductive Health Act. Provides that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about one's own reproductive health. Provides that every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise that right. Provides that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the law, of this State. Provides prohibited State actions. Provides that a party aggrieved by a violation of the Act may bring a civil lawsuit. Provides that a health care professional shall report each abortion performed to the Department of Public Health. Limits home rule powers. Repeals provisions regarding abortion in the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, and the Injunction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Children and Family Services Act, the Counties Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 2012, and the Rights of Married Persons Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that information and records held by the Department collected under the Reproductive Health Act is exempt from inspection and copying. Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that that term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not include any facility in which the performance of abortion procedures is limited to those performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides insurance requirements for the coverage of abortion. Makes corresponding changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that operative surgery does not include abortions performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia, and other gynecological procedures related to abortions. Amends the Environmental Act. Provides that tissue and products from an abortion or miscarriage may be buried, entombed, or cremated. Effective immediately.
Title
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-21 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer |
| 2019-05-23 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 2019-05-22 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 2019-05-22 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 2019-05-21 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2019-04-02 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2019-03-29 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2019-03-29 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2019-03-29 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2019-03-26 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 2019-03-26 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 2019-03-21 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2019-03-21 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2019-03-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2019-03-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2019-03-13 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 2019-03-06 | House | To Informed Consent Subcommittee |
| 2019-03-05 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2019-03-05 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2019-03-05 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2019-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2019-02-26 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 2019-02-21 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 2019-02-13 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2019-02-13 | House | First Reading |
| 2019-02-13 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 2019-02-13 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2019-02-13 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
