HOSPITALS-SURROGACY CONTRACTS
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HB 3531 — HOSPITALS-SURROGACY CONTRACTS
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0286
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2019. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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18 sponsors
0 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that if a hospital has a gestational surrogacy contract on file for a gestational surrogate or has otherwise received the gestational surrogacy contract from a gestational surrogate, the hospital may not deny an intended parent entry into the delivery room where the gestational surrogate is being induced or in labor. Provides exceptions if: medical personnel determine that the gestational surrogate's life or health could be jeopardized; the gestational surrogacy contract prohibits an intended parent from being present; or medical personnel determine there is other good cause to prohibit an intended parent from being present, including, but not limited to, if the intended parent is causing a disturbance or other security concerns. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The changes to HB 3531 involve the removal of wording from the engrossed version of the bill. This means that some previously included text has been taken out and is no longer part of the final bill as it moves forward. Understanding these changes is important because they could affect how the bill functions or the impact it has on relevant issues.
HB3531 EngrossedEnrolled LRB101 10543 CPF 55649 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
or (3) medical personnel determine there is HB3531 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB101 10543 CPF 55649 b other good cause to prohibit an intended parent from being present, including, but not limited to, if the intended parent is causing a disturbance or other security concerns.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0286
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Effective Date August 9, 2019
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
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Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
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Assigned to Public Health
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019
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Arrive in Senate
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Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-002
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 018-000-000
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Assigned to Human Services Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
Sponsors
- Anne Stava · Cosponsor
- Jr. Lamont J. Robinson · Cosponsor
- LaToya Greenwood · Cosponsor
- Camille Y. Lilly · Cosponsor
- Mary E. Flowers · Cosponsor
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz · Cosponsor
- Sonya M. Harper · Cosponsor
- Debbie Meyers-Martin · Cosponsor
- Delia C. Ramirez · Cosponsor
- Kam Buckner · Cosponsor
- Will Guzzardi · Cosponsor
- Robyn Gabel · Cosponsor
- Rita Mayfield · Cosponsor
- Natalie A. Manley · Cosponsor
- Katie Stuart · Cosponsor
- Deb Conroy · Cosponsor
- Thomas Cullerton · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (18)
- Anne Stava Democrat
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- LaToya Greenwood
- Camille Y. Lilly Democrat
- Mary E. Flowers
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat
- Sonya M. Harper Democrat
- Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Kam Buckner Democrat
- Will Guzzardi Democrat
- Robyn Gabel Democrat
- Rita Mayfield Democrat
- Natalie A. Manley Democrat
- Katie Stuart Democrat
- Deb Conroy
- Thomas Cullerton
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Democrat
Not signed on (165)
165 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 165 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Link | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Manar | — | Yea |
| Schimpf | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Barickman | — | Yea |
| Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Glowiak | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Bertino-Tarrant | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Oberweis | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Crowe | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Not Voting |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 103 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Batinick | — | Yea |
| McDermed | — | Yea |
| Frese | — | Yea |
| Bourne | — | Yea |
| McSweeney | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Bristow | — | Yea |
| Unes | — | Yea |
| Greenwood | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Carroll | — | Yea |
| Caulkins | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Welter | — | Yea |
| Pappas | — | Yea |
| Connor | — | Yea |
| Parkhurst | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Conyears-Ervin | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Costello | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Kalish | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Yednock | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Marron | — | Yea |
| Mazzochi | — | Not Voting |
| Bennett | — | Not Voting |
| Wehrli | — | Not Voting |
| Demmer | — | Not Voting |
| Flowers | — | Not Voting |
| Thapedi | — | Not Voting |
| Skillicorn | — | Not Voting |
| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Not Voting |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Not Voting |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 3531 do?
- Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that if a hospital has a gestational surrogacy contract on file for a gestational surrogate or has otherwise received the gestational surrogacy contract from a gestational surrogate, the hospital may not deny an intended parent entry into the delivery room where the gestational surrogate is being induced or in labor. Provides exceptions if: medical personnel determine that the gestational surrogate's life or health could be jeopardized; the gestational surrogacy contract prohibits an intended parent from being present; or medical personnel determine there is other good cause to prohibit an intended parent from being present, including, but not limited to, if the intended parent is causing a disturbance or other security concerns. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 3531?
- HB 3531 is sponsored by Anne Stava (Democrat), Lamont J. Robinson, Jr., LaToya Greenwood, Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Mary E. Flowers, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (Democrat), Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democrat), Delia C. Ramirez, Kam Buckner (Democrat), Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Robyn Gabel (Democrat), Rita Mayfield (Democrat), Natalie A. Manley (Democrat), Katie Stuart (Democrat), Deb Conroy, Thomas Cullerton, and Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 3531?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2019. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 3531?
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