SCHOENBERG-ERWIN-FEIGENHOLTZ-GASH. 5 ILCS 375/6 from Ch. 127, par. 526 5 ILCS 375/6.1 from Ch. 127, par. 526.1 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act. Removes language prohibiting health benefits coverage of abortions for State employees unless the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the woman or a premature birth is induced for the health of the woman or the unborn child. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Public Aid may not pay for abortions for public aid recipients unless, in the physician's professional judgement, the abortion is medically necessary or medically indicated taking into account the physical and psychological factors as well as the age and family situation of the woman (now, only to preserve the life of the woman or induce a premature birth for the health of the woman or the unborn child). FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Central Management Services) HB 71 will have no fiscal impact. 98-12-17 H PREFILED WITH CLERK 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-02-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-11 H COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-02-22 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO ERWIN 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-03-09 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO GASH 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary