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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 253    </title>
<shortdesc>HUMAN CLONING-BAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dan Reitz-Gary Forby-Brandon W. Phelps-Kurt M. Granberg-Paul D. Froehlich, Robert F. Flider and Kevin Joyce</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 2310/55.46-5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>210 ILCS 5/10f-5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>210 ILCS 85/7.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 60/22</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/12-36 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Human Cloning Act. Prohibits human cloning. Prohibits a person from purchasing, selling, using, or transporting an ovum, zygote, embryo, or fetus for the purpose of cloning a human being. Establishes administrative penalties for a violation. Provides that nothing in the Human Cloning Act restricts or prohibits biomedical research using cloning technology that is not expressly prohibited by the Act, including cloning human genes, cells, and tissues. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2009. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Hospital Licensing Act, and the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides for the revocation of various licenses for violation of the Human Cloning Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits a person from engaging in activity that involves the use of a human somatic cell for the process of producing a human clone. Penalty is a Class 4 felony.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Department of Public Health)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>While a number of licensure or registration programs administered by the Department of Public Health would need to take action upon conviction of an individual or entity found to have violated the Act, we would anticipate the fiscal impact for the Department to be relatively small. Legal staff time would be necessary to conduct the administrative action to revoke a license. We would estimate .25 FTE would be needed annually, which would equate to approximately $20,000.  Additionally, it would be assumed that minor costs associated with the legal proceeding would require the expenditure of an additional $5,000 per year. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/23/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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