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type: "Bill"
title: "VITAL RECORDS-CERTIFICATES"
description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. In provisions concerning the search of death certificates for service members, replaces references to active duty or retired service members with references to active duty service members or veterans. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 1595"
citation: "Illinois SB 1595 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Plummer", "Jenn Ladisch Douglass"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/470ac98f-0c2c-435e-ba29-2b40f86ac7bb"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1595&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=146354&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "fee8fe5e41ee92825b0875dae5bcf91db62d8631d9d90933647f142dd79b7a97"
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 1595 (103rd) — VITAL RECORDS-CERTIFICATES
Amends the Vital Records Act. In provisions concerning the search of death certificates for service members, replaces references to active duty or retired service members with references to active duty service members or veterans. 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/SB/PDF/10300SB1595.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1595eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1595sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1595enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1050** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs — **70** (pass) · lower
- Cities & Villages — **160** (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jason Plummer — primary (person)
- Jenn Ladisch Douglass — primary (person)
- Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Tipsword, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Coffey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Robert "Bob" Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason Plummer `filing`
- **2023-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-14** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason Plummer `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2023-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Veterans Affairs `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-23** Do Pass as Amended Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2023-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2023
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023
- **2023-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
- **2023-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
- **2023-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2023-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2023-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2023-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2023-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
- **2023-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 016-000-000
- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2023-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date June 9, 2023
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0095 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/470ac98f-0c2c-435e-ba29-2b40f86ac7bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).