Illinois 101st Regular Session Status: Died 3 R cosponsors

HB 2462 — ABORTION LAW-FETAL HEART BEAT

Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn

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    In Committee
  3. Died in session

This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Defines "viability" to include when, in the medical judgment of the attending physician based on the particular facts of the case before the attending physician, the unborn child has a fetal heartbeat. Defines "fetal heartbeat" as the cardiac activity or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the gestational sac. Effective immediately.

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Action History

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

  3. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  4. To Informed Consent Subcommittee

  5. Assigned to Human Services Committee

  6. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

  7. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison

  8. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour

  9. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook

  10. Referred to Rules Committee

  11. First Reading

  12. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chris Miller

Sponsors

  • Chris Miller · Cosponsor
  • Blaine Wilhour · Cosponsor
  • Thomas Morrison · Cosponsor
  • Darren Bailey · Cosponsor
  • Thomas M. Bennett · Cosponsor
  • Allen Skillicorn · Cosponsor
  • Brad Halbrook · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (176)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2462 do?
Amends the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Defines "viability" to include when, in the medical judgment of the attending physician based on the particular facts of the case before the attending physician, the unborn child has a fetal heartbeat. Defines "fetal heartbeat" as the cardiac activity or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the gestational sac. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 2462?
HB 2462 is sponsored by Chris Miller (Republican), Blaine Wilhour (Republican), Thomas Morrison, Darren Bailey, Thomas M. Bennett, Allen Skillicorn, and Brad Halbrook (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2462?
This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 2462?
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