HOME BIRTH SAFETY ACT
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 status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
2
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2017
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
lower
Feb 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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