republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/sb-3182.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "BIRTH CERTIFICATE-STILLBIRTH"
description: "Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital having custody of a fetus following a spontaneous fetal death occurring during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks must notify the gestational parent of the parent's right to receive a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that after each fetal death that occurs in the State after a gestation period of at least 20 (rather than 26) completed weeks, or in cases where gestational age is uncertain, where the fetus weighs at least 350 grams, the person who files a fetal death certificate shall also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. Requires the person who files a fetal death certificate to notify the gestational parent of the stillborn of that parent's right to request and receive a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 3182"
citation: "Illinois SB 3182 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lakesia Collins", "Mary E. Flowers"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca4e4fd8-c8ee-4c0e-a5db-20e5146e7b9d"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3182&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=152461&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "e240a22c1f5640a64afecc718666d23f694b1571f8c2b916f50254cdb3191a8f"
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 3182 (103rd) — BIRTH CERTIFICATE-STILLBIRTH

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital having custody of a fetus following a spontaneous fetal death occurring during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks must notify the gestational parent of the parent's right to receive a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that after each fetal death that occurs in the State after a gestation period of at least 20 (rather than 26) completed weeks, or in cases where gestational age is uncertain, where the fetus weighs at least 350 grams, the person who files a fetal death certificate shall also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. Requires the person who files a fetal death certificate to notify the gestational parent of the stillborn of that parent's right to request and receive a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. Makes other changes. 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/10300SB3182.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3182eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3182sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3182enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Public Health — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lakesia Collins — primary (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims and Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)
- Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lakesia Collins `filing`
- **2024-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2024-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2024-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2024-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2024-02-14** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2024-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lakesia Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2024-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-06** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
- **2024-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2024-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2024-04-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Public Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2024-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 008-000-000
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2024-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2024-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-17** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- **2024-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date July 1, 2025
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0948 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca4e4fd8-c8ee-4c0e-a5db-20e5146e7b9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).