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type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-NAME CHANGE-NOTICE"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a person who has received a judgment for dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage and wishes to change his or her name to resume the use of his or her former or maiden name is not required to provide notice by publication of the change of name. Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and further provides that if a judgment contains a provision authorizing the person to resume the use of his or her former or maiden name, the person resuming the use of his or her former or maiden name is not required to file a petition for a change of name under the Code of Civil Procedure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1191"
citation: "Illinois SB 1191 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2fa019d-dbe3-41a0-9ce4-525c4d222b69"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1191&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=117665&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "14c456b4f5b587d2b44628c988c3ee7d72ebde236472e40ed1b6a3f72fcc3bee"
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 1191 (101st) — CIV PRO-NAME CHANGE-NOTICE
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a person who has received a judgment for dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage and wishes to change his or her name to resume the use of his or her former or maiden name is not required to provide notice by publication of the change of name. Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and further provides that if a judgment contains a provision authorizing the person to resume the use of his or her former or maiden name, the person resuming the use of his or her former or maiden name is not required to file a petition for a change of name under the Code of Civil Procedure.
## 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=10100SB1191&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117665&DocNum=1191&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1191eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117665&DocNum=1191&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1191enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117665&DocNum=1191&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **10212** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- William Davis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `filing`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2019-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
- **2019-05-01** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0203 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2fa019d-dbe3-41a0-9ce4-525c4d222b69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).