ABANDONED INFANTS
Summary
Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Replaces all instances of "child-placing agency" or "child placing agency" with "child welfare agency". In provisions concerning the Department of Children and Family Services' State Central Registry of child welfare agencies willing to take legal custody of relinquished newborn infants, provides that within 3 business days after accepting a referral from the Department, the child welfare agency shall file a petition for custody and request that the agency be given the authority to place the infant in an adoptive home, foster home, child care facility, or other facility appropriate for the needs of the infant. Prohibits filing or appearance fees for the petitioner. Provides that any issued custody order shall grant the child welfare agency the authority to make medical and health-related decisions for the infant. Provides that any infant who receives emergency or medical care under the Act shall be deemed presumptively eligible for medicaid assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that any health care provider or child welfare agency that provides medical services to an infant under the Act shall send all bills related to those medical services directly to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for reimbursement. Makes conforming changes to the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to submit for federal approval any waiver application or State Plan amendment as may be necessary to implement the presumptive eligibility provisions of the amendatory Act. Further amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act by requiring a fire station or emergency medical facility that accepts a relinquished infant to inform the infant's parent of the name and location of the hospital to which the infant was transported if the parent returns to reclaim the infant within 30 days (rather than 72 hours) after relinquishing the infant. Amends the Immunization Data Registry Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, and the Adoption Act by replacing instances of "child-placing agency" or "child placing agency" with "child welfare agency".
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Signed Aug 4, 2023
Floor votes · House May 16, 2023
How they voted
107–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 117
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic77
96% Yea
R
Republican40
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Amendments
8
Aug 4, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
lower
May 17, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
lower
May 17, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
lower
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2023
lower
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-002-000
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Judiciary
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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