WE DID IT!
SB 2507 & HB 2683
Chief Sponsors: Senate President Don Harmon and State Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
An Act to Ensure Legal Parentage Equality
During these times of unrelenting attacks by the federal administration against the lives of LGBTQ+ people, advocates celebrated the Illinois General Assembly’s final passage in October of critical legislation that will ensure the state’s laws see and respect every family, including LGBTQ+ families and families formed through assisted reproduction and surrogacy. Sponsored by Senate President Don Harmon and State Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl, the Equality for Every Family Act (HB 2568) provides expanded protections for children in Illinois to ensure equitable access to a secure legal family. The bill will now return to Governor JB Pritzker for his final review and certification.
The Equality for Every Family Act was advanced by Equality Illinois and the Chicago Therapy Collective with best practice technical expertise provided by legal experts from across the country.
The Equality For Every Family Act
The Health Care Transparency Act
SB 1679 & HB 2904
Sen. Omar Aquino & Rep. Dagmara Avelar
We believe that personal health is important and that every person must have all of the information when making decisions about their healthcare. That is why we introduced The Health Care Transparency Act HB 2904/SB 1679.
This bill would require the Department of Public Health to identify reproductive health services, LGBTQ+ health services, and end-of-life care that might be denied for nonmedical reasons in the state. The Department will create a simple form to clearly show which services are available, which are restricted, and which have limitations on referrals.
The Department must post an up-to-date list of health care providers on its website and make these forms accessible to the public. They will also create rules to carry out these tasks and run an educational program to inform the public about how care denials can impact health care access, quality, and vulnerable communities.
