Illinois House Bill 5022 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-03 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone qualified to perform ultrasounds at the facility, or at a facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers provided by the facility, prior to the woman having any part of an abortion performed or induced and prior to the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for the abortion. Provides that the requirements of the Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the physician performing or inducing the abortion, there exists a medical emergency. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.

ULTRASOUND OPPORTUNITY ACT

Rep. Barbara Wheeler [R]	Rep. John Bradley [D]	Rep. Timothy Butler [R]	Rep. Avery Bourne [R]
Rep. Katherine Cloonen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
2016-04-08	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-07	House	To Informed Consent Subcommittee
2016-04-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
2016-04-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
2016-03-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
2016-03-23	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2016-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-10	House	First Reading
2016-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5022&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5022.htm