---
type: "Bill"
title: "VITAL RECORDS-DEATH NOTICE"
description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that, if a death occurs in this State in a county outside the deceased's county of residence, the local registrar of the district in which the death certificate was filed shall, within 7 days after its filing, send a copy of the death certificate to the local registrar in the district where the deceased's county of residence is located. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 4993"
citation: "Illinois HB 4993 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan Spain", "Sally J. Turner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/295eab99-e3b4-4a2a-983a-ccd92fec2898"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4993&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=152930&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "8a26994bbc92a6644d87dcda1e1060f5682f21181bca761a5de7e4ef791e4a56"
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 4993 (103rd) — VITAL RECORDS-DEATH NOTICE

Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that, if a death occurs in this State in a county outside the deceased's county of residence, the local registrar of the district in which the death certificate was filed shall, within 7 days after its filing, send a copy of the death certificate to the local registrar in the district where the deceased's county of residence is located. Effective immediately.

## 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/10300HB4993.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4993eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4993enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Counties & Townships — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Local Government — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ryan Spain — primary (person)
- Sally J. Turner — primary (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain `filing`
- **2024-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-05** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 009-000-000
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2024-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2024-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- **2024-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2024-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2024-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2024
- **2024-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0741 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/295eab99-e3b4-4a2a-983a-ccd92fec2898`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).