Illinois 101st Regular Session Status: Died Bipartisan · 15 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 5629 — MIDWIVES PRACTICE ACT

Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Creates the Certified Professional Midwives Practice Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and for certain limitations on the activities of licensed midwives. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning application, 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, 2031. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  2. Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  5. Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  19. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  20. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  21. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  22. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  23. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  25. Referred to Rules Committee

  26. First Reading

  27. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  28. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  29. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel

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0 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (162)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5629 do?
Creates the Certified Professional Midwives Practice Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and for certain limitations on the activities of licensed midwives. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning application, 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, 2031. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes.
Who sponsors HB 5629?
HB 5629 is sponsored by Robyn Gabel (Democrat), Anna Moeller (Democrat), Barbara Hernandez (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Theresa Mah (Democrat), Allen Skillicorn, Thomas Morrison, Michael W. Halpin (Democrat), Tom Weber (Republican), Diane Pappas, Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer, Michelle Mussman (Democrat), Carol Ammons (Democrat), Kathleen Willis, William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Bob Morgan (Democrat), Lindsey LaPointe (Democrat), Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democrat), and Terra Costa Howard (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 5629?
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.
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