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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2462         </title>
<shortdesc>ABORTION LAW-FETAL HEART BEAT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Chris Miller-Brad Halbrook-Blaine Wilhour-Thomas Morrison-Darren Bailey, Thomas M. Bennett and Allen Skillicorn</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>720 ILCS 510/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 81-22</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. Defines "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. Defines "fetal heartbeat" as the cardiac activity or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the gestational sac. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chris Miller</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Informed Consent Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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