Bill Title: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital may include the option of common cremation of fetal tissue in its mandatory notification to a mother following a spontaneous fetal demise after a gestation period of less than 20 weeks. Amends the Crematory Regulation Act to provide an exemption to cremation procedures concerning simultaneous cremation of the human remains for fetal tissue pursuant to the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0338 [SB1703 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

---

Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-05-14	103	2	5	0	110	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-04-02	54	0	0	0	54	Passed	Link	View

Social Comments on IL SB1703