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Bill ABANDONED NEWBORN-RECLAIM Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Provides that if the parent of a newborn infant comes to the hospital, where his or her newborn infant has been transported after the parent relinquished the infant to a fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station, to reclaim the infant within 72 hours of relinquishing the infant, the hospital must return the infant to the parent or, if the infant has already been discharged to the Department of Children and Family Services or child-placing agency, inform the parent of the name, location, and contact number of the Department or child-placing agency. Provides that the information packet given to a parent who is relinquishing a newborn child shall include written notice that a parent has the right to return and reclaim an abandoned infant within 72-hours of relinquishing the infant. Prohibits a fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station from disclosing any information concerning the relinquishing of the infant except to the hospital to which the infant is being transferred, to medical personnel involved in the transfer of the child to the hospital, or to the parent of the child. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th HB 653 Illinois HB 653 (95th)
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Illinois HB 653 (95th) — ABANDONED NEWBORN-RECLAIM

Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Provides that if the parent of a newborn infant comes to the hospital, where his or her newborn infant has been transported after the parent relinquished the infant to a fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station, to reclaim the infant within 72 hours of relinquishing the infant, the hospital must return the infant to the parent or, if the infant has already been discharged to the Department of Children and Family Services or child-placing agency, inform the parent of the name, location, and contact number of the Department or child-placing agency. Provides that the information packet given to a parent who is relinquishing a newborn child shall include written notice that a parent has the right to return and reclaim an abandoned infant within 72-hours of relinquishing the infant. Prohibits a fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station from disclosing any information concerning the relinquishing of the infant except to the hospital to which the infant is being transferred, to medical personnel involved in the transfer of the child to the hospital, or to the parent of the child. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence — 1000 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1100 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-02-06 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz filing
  • 2007-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-02-08 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2007-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-02-22 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-02-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2007-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2007-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2007-02-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2007-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2007-03-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
  • 2007-03-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2007-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 7, 2007 reading-1
  • 2007-03-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  • 2007-03-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-08 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-03-30 Assigned to Public Health referral-committee
  • 2007-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
  • 2007-04-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez amendment-introduction
  • 2007-04-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health
  • 2007-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2007-04-25 Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
  • 2007-05-03 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
  • 2007-05-03 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2007-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  • 2007-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-16 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2007-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2007-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2007-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  • 2007-05-31 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
  • 2007-06-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-000-000
  • 2007-06-05 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-07-03 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-08-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-08-30 Effective Date June 1, 2008
  • 2007-08-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0549 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0fadffd9-3d42-492a-9c9c-b5c60cb267ed. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).