Illinois House Bill 2685 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Creates the Home Birth Safety Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning qualifications, grounds for disciplinary action, and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2024. Also amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes. Effective immediately.

HOME BIRTH SAFETY ACT

Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Naomi Jakobsson [D]	Rep. Mary Flowers [D]
Rep. Keith Sommer [R]	Rep. Michael Tryon [R]	Rep. Maria Berrios [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]
Rep. Keith Farnham [D]	Rep. John Cabello [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-10-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-20	House	Remains in Health Care Licenses Committee
2013-03-20	House	Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Health Care Licenses Committee; 000-006-001
2013-03-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote
2013-03-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
2013-03-14	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
2013-03-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison
2013-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2013-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
2013-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
2013-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2013-03-04	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2013-03-01	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2013-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2013-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2013-02-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-21	House	First Reading
2013-02-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	60	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	65	5-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	65	50-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	5-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	80	4.34	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2685&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2685.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2685ham001.htm