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type: "Bill"
title: "IMDMA-MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that upon completion of an affidavit provided by the county clerk, a person, still currently married, may request a certificate of the person's current marriage free of any gender identifying language. Provides that the request shall not permanently change the gender identifying language in the clerk's records, and the affidavit and issuance shall be kept in the permanent records of the clerk. Provides that if 2 parties currently married request a marriage certificate with gender identifiers changed, both parties shall appear before the clerk, indicate consent, and complete an affidavit. Provides that if a county provides a certified record, photocopy, or reproduction of an original license in lieu of a summary data sheet, the county clerk shall work with the Department of Public Health to develop a new certificate that can be issued in lieu of a reproduction of the prior record. Provides that when a clerk issues a nongendered marriage certificate, the certificate shall not include any language indicating it has been amended nor that it is not a true and accurate record of the facts stated therein."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2590"
citation: "Illinois HB 2590 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "Sara Feigenholtz"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d039e4fb-5027-45f0-a02d-b54fca4c9767"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2590&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131410&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "8f79e178fb9e5463fa8a80aa5238666c4869fbd47315779dc6216adaf468d959"
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 2590 (102nd) — IMDMA-MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that upon completion of an affidavit provided by the county clerk, a person, still currently married, may request a certificate of the person's current marriage free of any gender identifying language. Provides that the request shall not permanently change the gender identifying language in the clerk's records, and the affidavit and issuance shall be kept in the permanent records of the clerk. Provides that if 2 parties currently married request a marriage certificate with gender identifiers changed, both parties shall appear before the clerk, indicate consent, and complete an affidavit. Provides that if a county provides a certified record, photocopy, or reproduction of an original license in lieu of a summary data sheet, the county clerk shall work with the Department of Public Health to develop a new certificate that can be issued in lieu of a reproduction of the prior record. Provides that when a clerk issues a nongendered marriage certificate, the certificate shall not include any language indicating it has been amended nor that it is not a true and accurate record of the facts stated therein.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2590.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2590eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2590ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2590enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8228** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **495** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-004 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2021-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-028-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2021-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2021-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-05-20** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2021-05-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 049-005-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2021
- **2021-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0169 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d039e4fb-5027-45f0-a02d-b54fca4c9767`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).