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+type: "Bill"
+title: "BIRTH RECORDS-YOUTH IN CARE"
+description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that specified fees for birth record searches or certified copies of birth records shall be waived for all requests made by a youth in care, as defined in the Children and Family Services Act, or a person under the age of 27 who was a youth in care, as defined in the Children and Family Services Act, on or after his or her 18th birthday. Sets forth provisions concerning verification of a person's youth in care status. Provides that a person whose fees are waived must not be charged for verification. Provides that a person who knowingly or purposefully falsifies the verification is subject to a penalty of $100. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records to establish standards and procedures for waiver of the applicable fees. Limits a person to no more than 4 birth records annually under these provisions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "HB 4909"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4909 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-02-14"
+last_action: "2018-07-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47e85ebf-64d7-4802-97b7-e2988a8adc03"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4909&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110323&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "321db5836523f5771861a39018b6063e365572d4bbf01b0fbc6b5c8f45ee0d0c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4909 (100th) — BIRTH RECORDS-YOUTH IN CARE
+
+Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that specified fees for birth record searches or certified copies of birth records shall be waived for all requests made by a youth in care, as defined in the Children and Family Services Act, or a person under the age of 27 who was a youth in care, as defined in the Children and Family Services Act, on or after his or her 18th birthday. Sets forth provisions concerning verification of a person's youth in care status. Provides that a person whose fees are waived must not be charged for verification. Provides that a person who knowingly or purposefully falsifies the verification is subject to a penalty of $100. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records to establish standards and procedures for waiver of the applicable fees. Limits a person to no more than 4 birth records annually under these provisions.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4909&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110323&DocNum=4909&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4909eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110323&DocNum=4909&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4909enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110323&DocNum=4909&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `filing`
+- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
+- **2018-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
+- **2018-03-21** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
+- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
+- **2018-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
+- **2018-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2018-04-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2018-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2018 `reading-1`
+- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
+- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-02** Do Pass Public Health; 005-001-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
+- **2018-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
+- **2018-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
+- **2018-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
+- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
+- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2018-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2019
+- **2018-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0619 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47e85ebf-64d7-4802-97b7-e2988a8adc03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+