Illinois House Bill 4698 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Health Care Right of Conscience Act. Deletes language providing that it is not a violation for any person or public official, or for any public or private association, agency, corporation, entity, institution, or employer, to take any measures or impose any requirements intended to prevent contraction or transmission of COVID-19 or any pathogens that result in COVID-19 or any of its subsequent iterations. Provides that it is a violation of the Act to take such actions. Provides that each individual shall retain the rights to bodily autonomy, make the individual's own health care decisions, and be free to accept or refuse any health or medical intervention, testing, treatment, or vaccination. Provides that the government or its designees, political subdivisions, counties, townships, municipal corporations, school districts, or other bodies corporate responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the State may not require proof of medical or vaccine status of a person, or infringe upon, put conditions on, restrict, or take away a person's ability to fully participate in society based upon a person choosing to accept or decline testing, medical intervention, treatment, or vaccination. Effective Immediately or on June 1, 2022, whichever is later.

COVID19-HEALTH CARE DECISIONS

Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]	Rep. Amy Grant [R]	Rep. Mark Luft [R]	Rep. Blaine Wilhour [R]
Rep. Dan Caulkins [R]	Rep. Brad Halbrook [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
2022-02-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
2022-02-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
2022-02-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Luft
2022-02-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
2022-01-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2022-01-21	House	First Reading
2022-01-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
745	70	13.5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4698&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4698.htm