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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2570</title>
<shortdesc>SURROGACY ESCROW PROT FUND</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jay Hoffman and Barbara Hernandez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>750 ILCS 47/57 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the State Finance Act to create the Surrogacy Agreement Escrow Protection Fund. Amends the Gestational Surrogacy Act. Provides that the Fund is to be used solely for the purpose of providing restitution to those who have suffered monetary loss arising out of an escrow transaction related to a gestational surrogacy contract as regulated by the Act. Provides that the Fund is to be applied only to restitution ordered by the Director of Public Health and restitution may not exceed the amount actually lost.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee;  013-005-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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