O'MALLEY. (WRIGHT-WINKEL-JOHNSON) New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.570 new Creates the Induced Birth Infant Liability Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, if a child is born alive after an induced labor abortion or other abortion, a parent of the child or the public guardian may maintain an action on the child's behalf for damages, including costs of care to preserve and protect the life, health, and safety of the child, punitive damages, and costs and attorney's fees, against a hospital, health care facility, or health care provider who harms or neglects the child or fails to provide medical care to the child after the child's birth. Provides that damages shall be used to pay for the cost of preserving and protecting the life, health, and safety of the child. Provides that, if the child does not survive, the balance remaining after the costs of preserving and protecting the life, health, and safety of the child are paid shall be deposited into the Neonatal Care and Perinatal Hospice Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Fund shall be used by the Department of Public Health to make grants for neonatal care or perinatal hospice. JAN-30-2002 S FIRST READING JAN-30-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-27-2002 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY MAR-06-2002 S DO PASS 006-003-001 SJUD MAR-06-2002 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 02-03-07 MAR-07-2002 S SECOND READING MAR-07-2002 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 02-03-20 APR-04-2002 S THIRD READING - PASSED 031-011-010 APR-04-2002 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE APR-04-2002 H HOUSE SPONSOR WRIGHT APR-04-2002 H FIRST READING APR-04-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-05-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL APR-05-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JOHNSON APR-05-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE APR-18-2002 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary