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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VITAL RECORD-CERTIFY LETTER"
+description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. In provisions concerning searches by the State Registrar of Vital Records, provides that no fee may be assessed against a victim of domestic violence as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, to qualify for the waiver of a fee, the person seeking the vital record must provide a certification letter. Provides the form for a certification letter."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "103rd"
+identifier: "HB 2841"
+citation: "Illinois HB 2841 (103rd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Sharon Chung"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-02-16"
+last_action: "2023-06-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1290bbdf-ce82-4f55-a43c-edf8e088609f"
+source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2841&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147972&SessionID=112"
+source_hash: "319008d91620a33ac204000fe9b75c714fb658660a6b948de21365b402da775c"
+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 2841 (103rd) — VITAL RECORD-CERTIFY LETTER
+
+Amends the Vital Records Act. In provisions concerning searches by the State Registrar of Vital Records, provides that no fee may be assessed against a victim of domestic violence as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, to qualify for the waiver of a fee, the person seeking the vital record must provide a certification letter. Provides the form for a certification letter.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2841.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2841eng.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2841enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
+- State Government Administration — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+- Local Government — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- David Koehler — primary (person)
+- Sharon Chung — primary (person)
+- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
+- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
+- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
+- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
+- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung `filing`
+- **2023-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee
+- **2023-02-28** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
+- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
+- **2023-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
+- **2023-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
+- **2023-03-15** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason
+- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
+- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
+- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
+- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
+- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2023
+- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
+- **2023-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
+- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
+- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
+- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0170 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1290bbdf-ce82-4f55-a43c-edf8e088609f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+