Illinois House Bill 2891 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Defines "dismemberment abortion". Provides that no person shall perform, or attempt to perform, a dismemberment abortion on an unborn child unless: (1) the dismemberment abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman; or (2) a continuation of the pregnancy will cause a substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman. Provides that no woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted to be performed shall be criminally or civilly liable for performing or attempting to perform a dismemberment abortion. Provides that no nurse, technician, secretary, receptionist, or other employee or agent who is not a physician, but who acts at the direction of a physician, and no pharmacist or other individual who is not a physician, but who fills a prescription or provides instruments or materials used in an abortion at the direction of or to a physician shall be criminally or civilly liable for performing or attempting to perform a dismemberment abortion.

ABORTION LAW-DISMEMBERMENT

Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]

Sen. Brian Stewart [R]

Rep. John Cabello [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2018-04-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-08	House	To Informed Consent Subcommitee
2017-02-22	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2017-02-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-09	House	First Reading
2017-02-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	510	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	510	3.2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2891&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB2891.htm