Illinois House Bill 3473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Expands the definition of "neglected child" under both Acts to include a child whose umbilical cord tissue contains any amount of a controlled substance as defined in a specified provision of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or a metabolite thereof. Provides that nothing in the new provisions is intended to limit the type of medically reliable testing that can establish that a controlled substance or metabolite thereof is present in a newborn infant. Further amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by providing that proof that a newborn infant's umbilical cord tissue contains any amount of a controlled substance as defined under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or a metabolite of a controlled substance, constitutes prima facie evidence of abuse or neglect. Amends the Adoption Act. Includes as a ground of unfitness under the definition of "unfit person" a finding that at birth the child's umbilical cord tissue contained any amount of a controlled substance as defined under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or a metabolite thereof. Provides that nothing in the new provision is intended to limit the type of medically reliable testing that can establish that a controlled substance or metabolite thereof is present in a newborn infant. Effective immediately.

ABUSE-UMBILICAL CORD TISSUE

Rep. Peter Breen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-22	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2017-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-10	House	First Reading
2017-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
325	5	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
705	405	2-18	Amended Code	Citation Text
705	405	2-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
750	50	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3473&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB3473.htm