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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 10, 2023 | IL | SB 1909 | Authorizes Lawsuits Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers | Bill Passed - House (72 - 40) |
May 10, 2023 | IL | SB 1909 | Authorizes Lawsuits Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers | Bill Passed - House (72 - 40) |
March 31, 2023 | IL | SB 1909 | Authorizes Lawsuits Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 19) |
March 31, 2023 | IL | SB 1909 | Authorizes Lawsuits Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 19) |
March 31, 2022 | IL | HR 789 | Establishes Resolution Supporting Reproductive Rights | Bill Passed - House (68 - 38) |
March 31, 2022 | IL | HR 789 | Establishes Resolution Supporting Reproductive Rights | Bill Passed - House (68 - 38) |
March 3, 2022 | IL | HB 4850 | Amends Law Regarding Workplace Violence; Establishes Employer Liability | Bill Passed - House (69 - 39) |
Oct. 27, 2021 | IL | HB 370 | Repeals the Parental Notice of Abortion Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 51) |
Oct. 26, 2021 | IL | HB 370 | Repeals the Parental Notice of Abortion Act | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22) |
May 20, 2021 | IL | HB 156 | Requires All Schools to Provide Menstrual Products in Bathrooms | Bill Passed - House (68 - 43) |
April 11, 2019 | IL | HB 2 | Establishes Rights for Women in Pregnancy and Childbirth | Bill Passed - House (67 - 35) |
May 30, 2018 | IL | SJRCA 4 | Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment | Bill Passed - House (72 - 45) |
June 27, 2017 | IL | HB 3904 | Requires Gender-Responsive Practices in Women's Prisons | Concurrence Vote Passed - House |
May 30, 2017 | IL | HB 2462 | Prohibits Screening Job Applicants Based on Wage or Salary History | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 18) |
May 10, 2017 | IL | HB 40 | Amends Restrictions on Publicly Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 22) |
May 10, 2017 | IL | HB 40 | Amends Restrictions on Publicly Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 22) |
April 26, 2017 | IL | HB 2462 | Prohibits Screening Job Applicants Based on Wage or Salary History | Bill Passed - House (91 - 24) |
April 25, 2017 | IL | HB 40 | Amends Restrictions on Publicly Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - House (62 - 55) |
April 25, 2017 | IL | HB 40 | Amends Restrictions on Publicly Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - House (62 - 55) |
April 21, 2016 | IL | HB 5576 | Requires Health Insurance Plans to Cover Birth Control | Bill Passed - House (61 - 52) |
May 22, 2014 | IL | SJRCA 75 | Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11) |
April 10, 2014 | IL | HB 8 | Requires Accommodations for Pregnant Workers | Bill Passed - House (65 - 36) |
May 22, 2013 | IL | HB 2675 | Expands Sex Education Curriculum | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 21) |
April 17, 2013 | IL | HB 2675 | Expands Sex Education Curriculum | Bill Passed - House (66 - 52) |
March 1, 2006 | IL | SB 1991 | Minority and Female Investors in Casinos | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 23) |