Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 8, 2025 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ CONTACT: Gov.Press@illinois.gov

Today, Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action:

Bill Number: HB 2568

Description: Creates the Equality for Every Family Act and makes a series of changes to Illinois law to provide more inclusive parentage terminology and clarify the Act’s applicability to all family types.

Action: Amendatory Veto

Note: See veto message attached. Amendatory veto corrects formatting errors in final version of bill.

HB 2568 Veto Message.pdf

PDF - 347 Kb

 

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