LONG-ACTING CONTRA INFO-ACT
- Introduced Feb 17, 2023
- In committee Feb 17, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Creates the Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Information Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall create and allocate funding for an online learning module to promote postpartum and postabortion long-acting reversible contraception insertion. Provides that long-acting reversible contraception services and information may be provided by physicians to any minor over the age of 12 who meets…
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Creates the Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Information Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall create and allocate funding for an online learning module to promote postpartum and postabortion long-acting reversible contraception insertion. Provides that long-acting reversible contraception services and information may be provided by physicians to any minor over the age of 12 who meets specified qualifications. Provides that the Department shall provide printed materials, guidance, and information on how to obtain low-cost and no-cost contraceptives. Provides that the Department shall develop a long-acting reversible contraception promotion plan intended to reduce cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome and fetal substance exposure. Provides that the Department shall produce an annual report on the program. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the Act. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance shall also cover long-acting reversible contraception on the day of the abortion as long as the procedure is medically feasible. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that a pharmacist licensed under the Act who dispenses self-administered hormonal contraceptives shall provide the patient with information on the effectiveness and availability of intrauterine devices and implants. Amends the Reproductive Health Act. Provides that a health care professional shall provide information about intrauterine devices at the time that a health care professional performs an abortion.
Every action
7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Weber
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health & Human Services
- HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
- CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Tom WeberR Primary sponsor · District 64
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.