republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-5448.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MARRIAGE LICENSE-FETAL ALCOHOL"
description: "Amends provisions of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act requiring that county clerks provide a pamphlet describing the causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome with each marriage license. Provides that at least annually, the county board shall cause to be made an audit of the county clerk's compliance with the pamphlet requirement. Provides that the county board shall cause each audit to be filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5448"
citation: "Illinois HB 5448 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-04"
last_action: "2010-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9314133-4850-433f-83e4-b128a83d5406"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5448&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50488&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "6fc462c3c0cecfbf1b29bbbecb3e81db06df350377d5fa6cef9acf954ea02a4e"
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 5448 (96th) — MARRIAGE LICENSE-FETAL ALCOHOL

Amends provisions of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act requiring that county clerks provide a pamphlet describing the causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome with each marriage license. Provides that at least annually, the county board shall cause to be made an audit of the county clerk's compliance with the pamphlet requirement. Provides that the county board shall cause each audit to be filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health.

## 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=09600HB5448&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50488&DocNum=5448&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5448eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50488&DocNum=5448&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5448enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50488&DocNum=5448&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `filing`
- **2010-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-17** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2010-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2010-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1323 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9314133-4850-433f-83e4-b128a83d5406`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).