---
type: "Bill"
title: "VITAL RECORDS-SEARCH PAROLEE"
description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that a person shall not be required to pay a search fee for a birth record search or an additional fee for a certified copy of the record upon the person's release on parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Corrections if the person presents a specified form completed by the Department of Corrections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1413"
citation: "Illinois SB 1413 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41be6991-3fe4-44dd-ace1-712a46f4069a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1413&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103757&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "f087afe3a21e3d6b34d055e80ea05a74999da92bb97342a6259aa497873d66af"
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 1413 (100th) — VITAL RECORDS-SEARCH PAROLEE

Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that a person shall not be required to pay a search fee for a birth record search or an additional fee for a certified copy of the record upon the person's release on parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Corrections if the person presents a specified form completed by the Department of Corrections.

## 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=10000SB1413&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103757&DocNum=1413&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1413eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103757&DocNum=1413&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1413enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103757&DocNum=1413&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Connelly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-02-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-03-02** Do Pass Public Health; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2017
- **2017-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
- **2017-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2017-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2017-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2017-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0042 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41be6991-3fe4-44dd-ace1-712a46f4069a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).