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IL HB2286

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Morrison

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

HB2286 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

  • Prohibits state and local governments from using public funds to pay for abortions, cover health plans including abortion coverage, or refer for abortions, except when a woman's life is endangered as certified by a physician.

  • Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act to exclude elective abortion coverage from state employee health benefit programs, except in life-threatening medical situations.

  • Modifies the Illinois Public Aid Code to exclude abortion coverage from medical assistance programs and requires written physician statements accompany claims for abortions, induced miscarriages, or premature births.

  • Prohibits physicians convicted of willfully and wantonly performing abortion procedures on non-pregnant women from participating in the State's Medical Assistance Program and employee health insurance programs.

  • Amends the Problem Pregnancy Health Services and Care Act to restrict grant funding to nonprofit agencies that do not use funds to refer, counsel for, or perform abortions; preempts home rule authority on this matter.

Legislative Description

NO TAXPAYER FUNDING ABORTION

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules3/29/2019
Informed Consent2/27/2019
Human Services2/19/2019
Rules2/13/2019

Full Bill Text

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