IL SB1914 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 11-1)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-14 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-14 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
ULTRASOUND OPPORTUNITY ACT
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 2023-03-24 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| 2023-03-24 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| 2023-02-09 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2023-02-09 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2023-02-09 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1914&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1914.htm |
