Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

5 ILCS 140/7.5

30 ILCS 105/5.990 new

750 ILCS 46/703

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act. Requires a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic to: collect and maintain identifying information and medical history from a donor; obtain a declaration from a donor agreeing to an identity disclosure; provide a donor-conceived person, upon request, with the identifying information of the donor; provide a donor-conceived person, or the parents of a minor donor-conceived person, upon request, nonidentifying medical history of the donor; permanently maintain other specified information; submit a proposed plan to permanently maintain records in the event of dissolution, insolvency, or bankruptcy; and comply with federal reporting requirements. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop written materials for intended recipient parents and gamete donors, which shall be provided to the intended recipient parents and gamete donors by a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic. Provides for limitations regarding: the number of families established with gamete matches; the number of donor retrieval cycles per ovum donor; and the age of donors. On or after January 1, 2025, requires a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic to be licensed by the Department, and includes application and renewal procedures. Requires the Department to establish a schedule of fees to meet the direct and indirect costs of administration and enforcement of the Act, including a fee for licensure, to be deposited into the Gamete Agency, Gamete Bank, or Fertility Clinic Fund. Allows the Department to issue a provisional license. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for any person, corporation, or other entity to operate as a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic without a valid license or in violation of the terms and conditions of a license. Allows the Department to revoke or refuse to renew a license or assess a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 for each day the person violates the Act. Makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act, the State Finance Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2/10/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments

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