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 Bill Status of HB4341  99th General Assembly


Short Description:  HOME BIRTH SAFETY ACT

House Sponsors
Rep. Robyn Gabel - Barbara Flynn Currie - Michael W. Tryon, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kathleen Willis, Will Guzzardi, William Davis, Thomas Morrison, Dwight Kay, Anna Moeller, Emanuel Chris Welch, Lou Lang, Thaddeus Jones, Marcus C. Evans, Jr. and Cynthia Soto

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
5 ILCS 80/4.37 new
225 ILCS 60/4from Ch. 111, par. 4400-4
225 ILCS 65/50-15was 225 ILCS 65/5-15
305 ILCS 5/5-5from Ch. 23, par. 5-5


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Home Birth Safety Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning qualifications, grounds for disciplinary action, and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2027. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes. Effective July 1, 2016.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  11/18/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
  11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  11/30/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  12/2/2015HouseFirst Reading
  12/2/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/28/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
  1/28/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  1/28/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  1/28/2016HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  2/2/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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