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. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning qualifications, grounds for disciplinary action, and administrative procedures. Imposes conditions on any rulemaking authority. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2020. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and the Nurse Practice Act to make related changes.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2009
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2009
Last action Jan 11, 2011
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
0
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jan 11, 2011
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 13, 2009
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 3, 2009
House · Reported by committee
Remains in Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
Mar 3, 2009
House · Failed in committee
Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 004-008-000
Mar 3, 2009
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 3, 2009
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
Feb 23, 2009
House · Referred to committee
Re-assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
Feb 4, 2009
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
Jan 20, 2009
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Maria Antonia Berrios
DDemocratic
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