Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 677 — HOME BIRTH SAFETY ACT

Last action — Session Sine Die

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 100th 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 Home Birth Safety 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, 2028. Amends 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. Session Sine Die

  2. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee

  12. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  13. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel

  14. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin

  15. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

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

  17. Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee

  18. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  19. Referred to Rules Committee

  20. First Reading

  21. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 677 do?
Creates the Home Birth Safety 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, 2028. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes.
Who sponsors HB 677?
HB 677 is sponsored by Robyn Gabel (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 677?
This bill died with 100th 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 677?
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