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type: "Bill"
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title: "CORONER-SUDDEN INFANT DEATH"
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description: "Amends Coroner Division of the Counties Code. Requires an autopsy of an infant under one year of age (rather than 2 years of age) who has died suddenly and unexpectedly and the circumstances concerning the death are unexplained following investigation (rather than just unexplained). Replaces references to sudden infant death syndrome with references to both sudden unexpected infant death and sudden infant death syndrome in provisions about reporting suspected cases and identification on the death certificate. Provides that if the cause of death is listed as sudden unexpected infant death, environmental factors, such as the condition of the infant's sleep environment, shall be noted on the death certificate when available."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "SB 1568"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1568 (101st)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-02-15"
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last_action: "2019-08-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85f0ceda-e84d-4d4e-8893-50ee7a81b653"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1568&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118566&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "c1bbc6fc852edbd0a31a0fc5aff7af6db457b80aee84812e2f16f514cc59c322"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1568 (101st) — CORONER-SUDDEN INFANT DEATH
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Amends Coroner Division of the Counties Code. Requires an autopsy of an infant under one year of age (rather than 2 years of age) who has died suddenly and unexpectedly and the circumstances concerning the death are unexplained following investigation (rather than just unexplained). Replaces references to sudden infant death syndrome with references to both sudden unexpected infant death and sudden infant death syndrome in provisions about reporting suspected cases and identification on the death certificate. Provides that if the cause of death is listed as sudden unexpected infant death, environmental factors, such as the condition of the infant's sleep environment, shall be noted on the death certificate when available.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1568&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118566&DocNum=1568&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1568eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118566&DocNum=1568&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1568enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118566&DocNum=1568&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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- Sue Rezin — primary (person)
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- Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin `filing`
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- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-06** Postponed - Local Government
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- **2019-03-13** Postponed - Local Government
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- **2019-03-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
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- **2019-03-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
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- **2019-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
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- **2019-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
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- **2019-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Rezin `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2019-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
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- **2019-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
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- **2019-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
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- **2019-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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- **2019-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
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- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0338 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85f0ceda-e84d-4d4e-8893-50ee7a81b653`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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