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type: "Bill"
title: "DEATH CERTIFICATE-MRSA"
description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the person responsible for completing the medical certification of cause of death for a death certificate must note the presence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus if it is a contributing factor to or the cause of death. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1658"
citation: "Illinois HB 1658 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-15"
last_action: "2011-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5318e547-1a08-4ffa-8d8a-5104b17fdca8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1658&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58814&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f030096e1c66b26822ac523258664d188065d3153ea27c1e5f432c35ecd713fa"
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 1658 (97th) — DEATH CERTIFICATE-MRSA
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the person responsible for completing the medical certification of cause of death for a death certificate must note the presence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus if it is a contributing factor to or the cause of death. Effective immediately.
## 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=09700HB1658&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58814&DocNum=1658&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1658eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58814&DocNum=1658&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1658enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58814&DocNum=1658&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1020** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2011-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2011-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2011
- **2011-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0376 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5318e547-1a08-4ffa-8d8a-5104b17fdca8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).