2021-2022 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB1893: REPEAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT

Legislative Summary

Repeals the Reproductive Health Act. Creates the Illinois Abortion Law of 2021 containing the provisions of the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975 before its repeal by Public Act 101-13, as well as provisions defining "viability" to include when, in the medical judgment of the attending physician based on the particular facts of the case before the attending physician, the unborn child has a fetal heartbeat, and defining "fetal heartbeat" as the cardiac activity or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the gestational sac. Creates the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act of 2021 and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act of 2021 containing the provisions of the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act before their repeal by Public Act 101-13. Amends various Acts by restoring the language that existed before the amendment of those Acts by Public Act 101-13. Effective immediately.

Bill History

2/16/2021
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik
House of Representatives
2/17/2021
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/17/2021
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/9/2021
Assigned to Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/16/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
House of Representatives
3/22/2021
To Special Issues (HS) Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/23/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
House of Representatives
3/24/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
House of Representatives
3/27/2021
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/5/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
House of Representatives
4/14/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
House of Representatives
12/29/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
House of Representatives
3/31/2022
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Rules(House of Representatives)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/16/2021609.3 KB