A total of 11,623 pieces of legislation have been introduced into the 104th Illinois General Assembly (2025-26), which includes bills submitted this month. Only a fraction will be signed into law. In 2025, over 460 bills were passed and went into effect on January 1 of this year.
Some rise to the top as of particular interest for Illinois Baptists. Here are a few of the House Bills:
HB 4834 Controlled Substances
This bill would end monitoring of drugs taken by transgender individuals and women undergoing medication abortions, specifically testosterone, Mifepristone, Misoprostol, hormone-related GnRH analogues, and estrogen. Previous records would be erased.
HB 5022 Reproductive Liberty
The bill would broaden the definition of a “medical facility,” allowing a birth center and providers offering abortion or birth control services to share the same location. It would remove bans on midwives performing abortions. It also would end reporting of newborns that test positive for controlled substances in their blood as a “neglected child.”
HB 4860 Void Agreements
This bill amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to protect properties used for medical procedures—especially those providing reproductive health care (like abortion clinics, clinics offering contraception, fertility treatments, or related services)—from restrictive clauses in property agreements or deeds. Inclusion of such restrictions would be a civil rights violation.
HB 4966 SECURE DCFS wards
The author says the Safeguards to Ensure Continuity and Uphold Rights and Equity (SECURE) Act would strengthen protections for children and youth in DCFS care. It would take their placement preferences into account and limit out-of-state placements, based partly on the state’s abortion rules. It would also safeguard “certain healthcare access” and ban conversion therapy consent.
HB 4282 Medical Care Referrals
This bill would amend two statutes related to abortion access and conscience objections by healthcare providers. The bill would establish additional funding for “reproductive healthcare.” It would also require workers who refuse to aid abortions to provide patients with information on providers who did. And if they refuse, the bill would allow a $5,000 judgment and an additional $5,000 penalty, which would go into the new fund.
The Spring 2026 Session of the Illinois General Assembly began January 14 and is scheduled to adjourn May 31.