HOME BIRTH SAFETY ACT House SponsorsRep. Robyn Gabel-Barbara Flynn Currie-Michael W. Tryon, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kathleen Willis, Will Guzzardi, William Davis, Thomas Morrison, Dwight Kay, Anna Moeller, Emanuel Chris Welch, Lou Lang, Thaddeus Jones, Marcus C. Evans, Jr. and Cynthia Soto 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die New Act5 ILCS 80/4.37 new225 ILCS 60/4from Ch. 111, par. 4400-4225 ILCS 65/50-15was 225 ILCS 65/5-15305 ILCS 5/5-5from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 Creates the Home Birth Safety Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning qualifications, grounds for disciplinary action, and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2027. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes. Effective July 1, 2016. 11/18/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel 11/24/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 11/24/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon 11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis 11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison 11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay 11/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller 11/30/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 12/2/2015HouseFirst Reading 12/2/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/28/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 1/28/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 1/28/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 1/28/2016HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 2/2/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die