Illinois · House Bill 5586 · 103rd General Assembly

GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act. Provides that no person shall be arrested or extradited for acts committed or services received in this State involving gender-affirming care, as defined by the World Health Organization, or for any other lawful health care as defined in the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. Amends the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. Prohibits a clerk from issuing a…

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Amends the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act. Provides that no person shall be arrested or extradited for acts committed or services received in this State involving gender-affirming care, as defined by the World Health Organization, or for any other lawful health care as defined in the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. Amends the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. Prohibits a clerk from issuing a subpoena based on a foreign subpoena that is related to enforcement of another state's law that would interfere with an individual's right to receive gender-affirming care. Amends the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. Expands the definition of "lawful health care" to include gender-affirming care. Amends the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. In any child custody case that involves the provision of gender-affirming care for a child, prohibits a court from determining that this State is an inconvenient forum if the law or policy of another state that may take jurisdiction limits the ability of a parent to obtain gender-affirming care for the child.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.