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type: "Bill"
title: "VITAL RECORD CERTIFICATION"
description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. Authorizes certification or a certified copy of a birth certificate to be issued upon the specific written request of a State's Attorney for the purpose of a criminal prosecution. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1688"
citation: "Illinois SB 1688 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1477e329-2041-4a72-aeb8-3f5b5f01f60f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1688&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88426&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "cda70b1e6a8c94e595140bfeb9c239cb628d1501db487be2287ab2bce343a4a2"
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 1688 (99th) — VITAL RECORD CERTIFICATION
Amends the Vital Records Act. Authorizes certification or a certified copy of a birth certificate to be issued upon the specific written request of a State's Attorney for the purpose of a criminal prosecution. 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=09900SB1688&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88426&DocNum=1688&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1688eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88426&DocNum=1688&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1688enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88426&DocNum=1688&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **490** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8514** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- **2015-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-014-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-18** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-05-19** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Tabled `withdrawal`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2015
- **2015-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0095 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1477e329-2041-4a72-aeb8-3f5b5f01f60f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).