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type: "Bill"
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title: "ABANDONED NEWBORN-RECLAIM"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 653"
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citation: "Illinois HB 653 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2007-02-06"
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last_action: "2007-08-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fadffd9-3d42-492a-9c9c-b5c60cb267ed"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=653&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27779&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "97ccc23647271747457ae187c8f34c7acab12ce5ebbee5edac5f8db0d875a632"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 653 (95th) — ABANDONED NEWBORN-RECLAIM
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0653&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27779&DocNum=653&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0653eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27779&DocNum=653&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0653enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27779&DocNum=653&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence — **100–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
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- **2007-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-02-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2007-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2007-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
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- **2007-03-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2007-03-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2007-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 7, 2007 `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2007-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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- **2007-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health
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- **2007-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-04-25** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
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- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
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- **2007-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2007-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2007-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2007-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
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- **2007-06-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-000-000
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- **2007-06-05** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-07-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-30** Effective Date June 1, 2008
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- **2007-08-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0549 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fadffd9-3d42-492a-9c9c-b5c60cb267ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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