---
type: "Bill"
title: "ABANDOND INFANT ACT-NO REPEAL"
description: "Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Repeals a provision that repeals the Act on July 1, 2007."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 175"
citation: "Illinois HB 175 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-11"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5379e40a-2ab8-4663-adc0-028f0d68346f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=175&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14354&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "d59921b032860d23afd0b64183a85d7458ca4e4c84b5a24aa60ab46e85713a85"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 175 (94th) — ABANDOND INFANT ACT-NO REPEAL

Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Repeals a provision that repeals the Act on July 1, 2007.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0175&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14354&DocNum=175&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0175eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14354&DocNum=175&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0175enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14354&DocNum=175&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2005-01-11** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-02-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2005-02-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger Jenisch
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2005-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-02-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-02-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2005-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2005-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2005-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-03-16** Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-03-16** Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-03-16** Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2005-03-16** Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-03-16** Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0207 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5379e40a-2ab8-4663-adc0-028f0d68346f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).