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HB 4968 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

HOSPITAL-INFANT FEEDING POLICY

Summary
Creates the Hospital Infant Feeding Act. Provides that every hospital that provides birthing services must adopt an infant feeding policy that promotes breastfeeding. Requires a hospital to routinely communicate the infant feeding policy to staff in the hospital's obstetric and neonatal areas; authorizes posting of the policy on the hospital's Internet or Intranet web site or on the Internet or Intranet web site of the health system of which the hospital is a part. Requires that the policy apply to all mother-infant couplets in the hospital's obstetric and neonatal areas. Effective January 1, 2013.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
May 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Jun 2012
Introduced Mar 22, 2012 Signed Jun 28, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2012 · House Mar 21, 2012

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 17, 2012
D Democratic27
26 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jun 28, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2012
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 1, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 11, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Mar 22, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2012
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 21, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-0-9)
house
Mar 9, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 5, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2012
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2012
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
lower
Feb 22, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 15, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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