---
type: "Bill"
title: "VITAL RECORDS-FOREIGN BIRTH"
description: "Amends the Vital Records Act to provide that the State Registrar of Vital Records may make and file a Record of Foreign Birth for a person born in a foreign country who has been granted an IR-3 or IH-3 visa (now, IR-3 visa) by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service under the Immigration and Nationality Act and who was adopted under the laws of a jurisdiction or country other than the United States by an adopting parent who is a resident of this State. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1149"
citation: "Illinois HB 1149 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-07"
last_action: "2011-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c563a18e-79ce-4ddd-a986-1ef9ebd62e82"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1149&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57032&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "69d696406872db8dc9d421d83998e964e0ef13cbd273d427488504012623493e"
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 1149 (97th) — VITAL RECORDS-FOREIGN BIRTH

Amends the Vital Records Act to provide that the State Registrar of Vital Records may make and file a Record of Foreign Birth for a person born in a foreign country who has been granted an IR-3 or IH-3 visa (now, IR-3 visa) by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service under the Immigration and Nationality Act and who was adopted under the laws of a jurisdiction or country other than the United States by an adopting parent who is a resident of this State. 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=09700HB1149&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57032&DocNum=1149&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1149eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57032&DocNum=1149&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1149enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57032&DocNum=1149&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Brady — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `filing`
- **2011-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Adoption Reform `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2011-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2011-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-16** Do Pass Insurance; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
- **2011-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2011
- **2011-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0445 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c563a18e-79ce-4ddd-a986-1ef9ebd62e82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).