August 08, 2025

To the Honorable Members of

The Illinois House of Representatives,

104th General Assembly:

Today, I return House Bill 2568 of the 104th General Assembly with specific recommendations for change that will bring Illinois law into compliance with the Uniform Parentage Act (2017), as intended by the bill’s Senate sponsor and communicated during the General Assembly’s consideration of and debate on this bill.

As written, House Bill 2568 aligns in many ways with the Uniform Parentage Act (2017).  This includes seeking to ensure the equal treatment of children born to same-sex couples or through assisted reproduction.

Unfortunately, three provisions contemplated by the Uniform Parentage Act (2017) were placed in the incorrect subsection during the bill drafting process.  This caused a deviation from the Uniform Parentage Act and changed the import of the affected provisions.

As written, House Bill 2568, among other things, amends section 25 of the Gestational Surrogacy Act (750 ILCS 47/25) to update the required terms that must be included in a gestational surrogacy agreement.  The three provisions for which I recommend a change were inadvertently placed under subsection 25(c)(4) of the Act, when they should have instead been added as new subsections under subsection 25(c).

Therefore, pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 2568, entitled, “AN ACT concerning civil law,” with the following specific recommendations for change:

On page 70, by replacing line 15 with: “(5) the right of the gestational surrogate to make all health and welfare decisions regarding”; and

On page 70, by replacing line 21 with: “(6) the disclosure of all intended parent’s financial”; and

On page 70, by replacing line 24 with: “(7) the inclusion of information about each party’s right under”.

With these changes, House Bill 2568 will be consistent with the Uniform Parentage Act (2017) and will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

                                                                                                Sincerely,                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                JB Pritzker

                                                                                                Governor, State of Illinois