The Illinois General Assembly’s regular session is wrapping up, and efforts to pass physician-assisted suicide legislation in both the Senate and the House have failed. Neither bill garnered sufficient support to advance to a full vote. Proponents are in a frenzy to pass physician-assisted suicide and plunge Illinois further into spiritual darkness.
Having failed to garner the 30 votes needed for Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) in the Senate, and with House Bill 1328 (HB 1328) effectively dead in the House, proponents of physician-assisted suicide executed a legislative maneuver. They stealthily amended Senate Bill 1950 (SB 1950)—a food preparation safety bill—that had already cleared the Senate and a House Committee and is now on second reading in the House—with the controversial physician-assisted suicide language.
If adopted, House Amendment 2 would entirely reshape the bill. Its passage in the House this week would send it directly to the Senate for a concurrence vote, circumventing further committee scrutiny. The vote is reportedly razor-thin, with proponents aggressively lobbying for crucial last-minute support.
If this bill passes the House, the focus will immediately shift to the Senate, where proponents of suicide will mount intense pressure to secure the votes needed for concurrence and send it to the governor. Therefore, we must stop it in the House.
We remain committed to doing everything we can. We’ll pray, relying on God’s wisdom and mercy to sway lawmakers still on the fence. With the May 31st adjournment deadline fast approaching, we will respectfully, yet firmly, urge our state lawmakers to reject any legislation that seeks to legalize assisted suicide in Illinois.
Take ACTION: Click HERE to email both your state senator and state representative to urge them to reject any measure that would legalize, sanction, or normalize suicide in Illinois. Good public policy does not endorse death.
More ACTION: Even though this bill is currently in the House, it will quickly move to the Senate for concurrence if it passes. So, please follow up your email with a phone call to your state representative’s and state senator’s Springfield offices. Click HERE for their Springfield office numbers.
THE BAD NEWS
The following bills passed both chambers and are on their way to the governor:
SB 1560 – Lindsey LaPointe (D): This legislation will require students in grades 3 – 12 to be screened for mental health problems beginning in the 2027-28 school year.
HB3489 – Rachel Ventura (D): This legislation will allow pharmacists to dispense “morning after” abortion pills, with or without a prescription. During the debate, arguments highlighted the extensive efforts by proponents to ensure access to abortion, including without a prescription.
HB3637 – Karina Villa (D) – This egregious legislation would allow doctors whose licenses have been revoked in other states for healthcare violations, particularly those related to abortion, to practice in Illinois, endangering patients. Furthermore, it undermines vital safety standards by permitting the prescription of drugs not approved by the FDA, instead relying on World Health Organization approval. This blatant disregard for patient safety and national regulatory oversight must be challenged in court.
THE GOOD NEWS
HB 2827 – Terra Costa Howard (D): As hard as she tried, Representative Costa Howard was unable to garner the 60 votes needed to pass her Home School Registration Act in the House. This bill stalled out thanks to your direct involvement, including the powerful presence of thousands of homeschool advocates at the Capitol during committee hearings, plus your calls, emails, and witness slips. While other passed bills didn’t face nearly the same level of opposition as HB 2827, your efforts demonstrated that taking time from busy schedules to engage in the political process, though challenging, yields powerful results. Well done!
SB 42 – Curtis Tarver (D): This proposal would prohibit law enforcement officers from stopping a vehicle based on the odor of burnt or raw cannabis if anyone in the vehicle is 21 years old or over. This concerning legislation also eliminates the requirement for transporting marijuana in an odor-proof container, a move that will undoubtedly increase the number of impaired drivers on Illinois roads. Compounding this danger, much of today’s marijuana supply is tragically laced with fentanyl, which is now the leading cause of death among teenagers.
While Senate Bill 42 has passed both the Senate and a House Committee, it has been curiously sent back to the Rules Committee—often a legislative ‘graveyard.’ However, there is little doubt this measure will resurface, likely during the fall veto session.
