Illinois · Senate Bill 2418 · 103rd General Assembly

DONOR-CONCEIVED PERSON PROTECT

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 10, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Creates the Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act. Requires a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic to: collect and maintain identifying information and medical history from a donor; obtain a declaration from a donor agreeing to an identity disclosure; provide a donor-conceived person, upon request, with the identifying information of the donor; provide a…

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Creates the Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act. Requires a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic to: collect and maintain identifying information and medical history from a donor; obtain a declaration from a donor agreeing to an identity disclosure; provide a donor-conceived person, upon request, with the identifying information of the donor; provide a donor-conceived person, or the parents of a minor donor-conceived person, upon request, nonidentifying medical history of the donor; permanently maintain other specified information; submit a proposed plan to permanently maintain records in the event of dissolution, insolvency, or bankruptcy; and comply with federal reporting requirements. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop written materials for intended recipient parents and gamete donors, which shall be provided to the intended recipient parents and gamete donors by a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic. Provides for limitations regarding: the number of families established with gamete matches; the number of donor retrieval cycles per ovum donor; and the age of donors. On or after January 1, 2025, requires a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic to be licensed by the Department, and includes application and renewal procedures. Requires the Department to establish a schedule of fees to meet the direct and indirect costs of administration and enforcement of the Act, including a fee for licensure, to be deposited into the Gamete Agency, Gamete Bank, or Fertility Clinic Fund. Allows the Department to issue a provisional license. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for any person, corporation, or other entity to operate as a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic without a valid license or in violation of the terms and conditions of a license. Allows the Department to revoke or refuse to renew a license or assess a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 for each day the person violates the Act. Makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act, the State Finance Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateSession 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.