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type: "Bill"
title: "BIRTH CERT-PARENTAGE FORMS"
description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, denial of parentage, and rescission of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity or denial of parentage forms shall contain the data elements required by federal law. Removes a provision concerning the font characteristics for statements waiving the right to DNA tests regarding a child's paternity. Corrects references to voluntary acknowledgment of paternity forms, denial of parentage forms, and rescission of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity or denial of parentage forms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5775"
citation: "Illinois HB 5775 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a155405-f43b-463c-b080-40fe00855e8d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5775&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95238&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "25203f5766fc18fd9948649cca3bd04b9f3c8e7ad346a1ff4fd944a8902f8c5d"
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 5775 (99th) — BIRTH CERT-PARENTAGE FORMS
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, denial of parentage, and rescission of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity or denial of parentage forms shall contain the data elements required by federal law. Removes a provision concerning the font characteristics for statements waiving the right to DNA tests regarding a child's paternity. Corrects references to voluntary acknowledgment of paternity forms, denial of parentage forms, and rescission of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity or denial of parentage forms.
## 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=09900HB5775&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95238&DocNum=5775&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5775eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95238&DocNum=5775&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5775enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95238&DocNum=5775&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Robert Martwick — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2016-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2016-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this Amendment will remain in the Committee of Assignments
- **2016-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2016-05-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2016-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2016-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2016-05-31** House Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0675 `became-law`
- **2016-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2017
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a155405-f43b-463c-b080-40fe00855e8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).