IL House sends 41 bills to state Senate as Friday legislative deadline looms twill
The Illinois House sent 41 bills to the state Senate on Tuesday ahead of a scheduled Friday deadline.
House Bill 2531, by Rep. Will Davis, a Homewood Democrat, calls on the Illinois Department of Transportation to establish a process for prequalifying entities that could offer a public-private agreement to develop such a project. The idea of a South suburban airport has met opposition from some business groups and operators of the Rockford airport.Polystyrene ban A bill that would ban polystyrene disposable food containers -- commonly referred to by the brand name Styrofoam -- passed the House by a 67-43 vote.
House Bill 2477 would require pregnancy-related costs to be split 50-50 between the pregnant person and the"other party to the pregnancy or the other intended parent," meaning the person who contributed sperm or the person who has expressed the intent to become the child's legal guardian. This excludes cases of sperm donation and contracted surrogacy.
The bill was met with opposition from Republicans including Rep. Patrick Windhorst of Metropolis and Rep. Travis Weaver of Edwards. They took issue with the fact that the bill would require splitting the cost of abortions.
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