Illinois House Bill 2477

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 21 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-03-28 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Creates the Pregnancy Expenses Act. Provides that the other party to a pregnancy or the other intended parent has a duty to pay 50% of the pregnant person's pregnancy expenses. Allows an action seeking the payment of pregnancy expenses to be brought during or after the pregnancy. Provides that only the pregnant person or the pregnant person's legally authorized designee in the event of death or incapacitation of the pregnant person may bring an action seeking the payment of pregnancy expenses. Allows the court to order the other party to the pregnancy or other intended parent to pay more than 50% of the pregnancy expenses. Makes a conforming change in the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Effective immediately.

PREGNANCY EXPENSES ACT

Rep. Margaret Croke [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]	Rep. Eva Dina Delgado [D]
Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar [D]	Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]	Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]	Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]
Rep. Mary Canty [D]	Rep. Edgar Gonzalez [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Gregg Johnson [D]
Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Matt Hanson [D]	Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Katie Stuart [D]
Rep. Anna Moeller [D]	Rep. Lindsey LaPointe [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Sen. Robert Martwick [D]

2023-03-21 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 65 N: 40 NV: 7 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
2023-03-24	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-24	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-24	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2023-03-24	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-24	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-23	House	Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2023-03-21	House	Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2023-03-21	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-040-000
2023-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2023-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
2023-03-14	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-14	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-14	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
2023-03-14	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
2023-03-14	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2023-03-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
2023-03-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
2023-03-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2023-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
2023-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2023-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-01	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-005-000
2023-02-28	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2023-02-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2023-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2023-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2023-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2023-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2023-02-21	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2023-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-15	House	First Reading
2023-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
750	46	802	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2477&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2477.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2477eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB2477_03212023_028000T.pdf