republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-250.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MISSNG CHLDRN-BIRTH CERTIFICAT"
description: "Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that a particular public or private preschool educational program, public or private child care facility, or day care home or group day care home in which a child is enrolled for the first time shall notify in writing the person enrolling the child that within 30 days he must provide either (i) a certified copy of the child's birth certificate or (ii) other reliable proof, as determined by the Department of State Police, of the child's identity and age and an affidavit explaining the inability to produce a copy of the birth certificate. Provides that a preschool educational program, child care facility, or day care home or group day care home must take other actions in relation to children's records."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 250"
citation: "Illinois HB 250 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-11"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfcd13c1-7fdd-47a8-b7b2-f17688c301d4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=250&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26987&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "0f6be056160a773bcfce32359778e44b96fe937b0ec4c3f411a2b02ff528c9c2"
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 250 (95th) — MISSNG CHLDRN-BIRTH CERTIFICAT

Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that a particular public or private preschool educational program, public or private child care facility, or day care home or group day care home in which a child is enrolled for the first time shall notify in writing the person enrolling the child that within 30 days he must provide either (i) a certified copy of the child's birth certificate or (ii) other reliable proof, as determined by the Department of State Police, of the child's identity and age and an affidavit explaining the inability to produce a copy of the birth certificate. Provides that a preschool educational program, child care facility, or day care home or group day care home must take other actions in relation to children's records.

## 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=09500HB0250&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26987&DocNum=250&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0250eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26987&DocNum=250&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0250enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26987&DocNum=250&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-02-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-28** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0439 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfcd13c1-7fdd-47a8-b7b2-f17688c301d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).