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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VITAL REC ACT-BIRTH CERT"
+description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the word \"DECEASED\" and the date of death shall not appear on a copy of a birth certificate furnished to a parent of a child who died within 3 months of birth, provided no other copy of a birth certificate was furnished to the parent prior to the child's death. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "94th"
+identifier: "SB 568"
+citation: "Illinois SB 568 (94th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 65
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2005-02-17"
+last_action: "2005-06-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1762d095-86d5-46a5-88de-3d55edc9f3cd"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=568&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17475&SessionID=50&GA=94"
+source_hash: "417f29511d18aa5c7897f40fa2ffafc3c343c635641e274aa532c8c268997943"
+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 SB 568 (94th) — VITAL REC ACT-BIRTH CERT
+
+Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the word "DECEASED" and the date of death shall not appear on a copy of a birth certificate furnished to a parent of a child who died within 3 months of birth, provided no other copy of a birth certificate was furnished to the parent prior to the child's death. Effective immediately.
+
+## 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=09400SB0568&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17475&DocNum=568&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0568eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17475&DocNum=568&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0568enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17475&DocNum=568&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
+- Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
+- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
+- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
+- Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
+- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
+- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
+- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathleen L. Wojcik — primary (person)
+- Kevin A. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)
+- Marlow H. Colvin — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Tryon — cosponsor (person)
+- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
+- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
+- Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
+- Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)
+- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2005-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik `filing`
+- **2005-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-02-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2005-03-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
+- **2005-03-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
+- **2005-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2005-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
+- **2005-03-10** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
+- **2005-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
+- **2005-04-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
+- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
+- **2005-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
+- **2005-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
+- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2005-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
+- **2005-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wojcik `amendment-passage`
+- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen May
+- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
+- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
+- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
+- **2005-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
+- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
+- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
+- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
+- **2005-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
+- **2005-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
+- **2005-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
+- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
+- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-05-20** Passed Both Houses
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
+- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2005-05-20** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. John A. Fritchey
+- **2005-05-20** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2005-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2005-06-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2005-06-06** Effective Date June 6, 2005
+- **2005-06-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0007 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1762d095-86d5-46a5-88de-3d55edc9f3cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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