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SB 1703 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

PUB HLTH - FETAL CREMATION

Summary
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital may include the option of common cremation of fetal tissue in its mandatory notification to a mother following a spontaneous fetal demise after a gestation period of less than 20 weeks. Amends the Crematory Regulation Act to provide an exemption to cremation procedures concerning simultaneous cremation of the human remains for fetal tissue pursuant to the Act.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 3, 2009 Signed Aug 11, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2009 · House May 14, 2009

How they voted

57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Apr 2, 2009
D Democratic36
36 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Aug 11, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 14, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 14, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-2-13)
house
Apr 29, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 20, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (57-0-1)
senate
Apr 1, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Dillard
upper
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
Mar 24, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 24, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 19, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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