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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5686         </title>
<shortdesc>ANATOMICAL GIFTS-FETAL TISSUE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Peter Breen</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>755 ILCS 50/1-10</reference><aliasreference>was 755 ILCS 50/2</aliasreference><reference>755 ILCS 50/5-5</reference><aliasreference>was 755 ILCS 50/3</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. Provides that the term "decedent" includes a deceased individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, if the decedent is a fetus upon whom an abortion, as that term is defined in the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, has been performed, then no part of the decedent's body may be used for any purpose specified in the Act. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/10/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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