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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
July 30, 2024 MA H 4750 Amends and Redefines Parentage Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
July 10, 2024 National S 4554 Reproductive Freedom for Women Act Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 44)
June 30, 2024 DE SB 232 Expands Coverage for Contraceptive Pills in Delaware Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5167 Requires the Department of Human Services Authorize Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (101 - 8)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5171 Authorizes Mental Health Screenings for Postpartum Mothers Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5168 Authorizes Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access to Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (89 - 20)
June 25, 2024 PA HB 1140 Requires Insurance Programs to Provide Coverage for Contraception Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
June 13, 2024 National S 4445 A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 47)
June 5, 2024 National S 4381 Right to Contraception Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 39)
May 26, 2024 IL HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
May 26, 2024 IL HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
May 26, 2024 IL HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 18)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 35)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 35)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
May 21, 2024 IL HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - House (73 - 36)
May 21, 2024 IL HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - House (73 - 36)
April 30, 2024 RI S 2396 Requires Insurance Companies Cover, Diagnose, and Treat Infertility for Women Ages 25 to 42 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - House (72 - 37)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - House (72 - 37)
April 17, 2024 VA SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
April 16, 2024 IL HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - House (72 - 39)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/30 H 4750 Amends and Redefines Parentage Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
7/10 S 4554 Reproductive Freedom for Women Act Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 44)
6/30 SB 232 Expands Coverage for Contraceptive Pills in Delaware Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
6/26 HB 5167 Requires the Department of Human Services Authorize Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (101 - 8)
6/26 HB 5171 Authorizes Mental Health Screenings for Postpartum Mothers Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
6/26 HB 5168 Authorizes Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access to Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (89 - 20)
6/25 HB 1140 Requires Insurance Programs to Provide Coverage for Contraception Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
6/13 S 4445 A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 47)
6/05 S 4381 Right to Contraception Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 39)
5/26 HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
5/26 HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
5/26 HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 18)
5/25 HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 35)
5/25 HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 35)
5/23 HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
5/23 HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
5/23 HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
5/23 HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
5/21 HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - House (73 - 36)
5/21 HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - House (73 - 36)
4/30 S 2396 Requires Insurance Companies Cover, Diagnose, and Treat Infertility for Women Ages 25 to 42 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
4/18 HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - House (72 - 37)
4/18 HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - House (72 - 37)
4/17 SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
4/16 HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - House (72 - 39)
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