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type: "Bill"
title: "VITAL RECORD-CERTIFY LETTER"
description: "Amends the Vital Records Act. In provisions concerning searches by the State Registrar of Vital Records, provides that no fee may be assessed against a victim of domestic violence as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, to qualify for the waiver of a fee, the person seeking the vital record must provide a certification letter. Provides the form for a certification letter."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2841"
citation: "Illinois HB 2841 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Sharon Chung"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1290bbdf-ce82-4f55-a43c-edf8e088609f"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2841&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147972&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "319008d91620a33ac204000fe9b75c714fb658660a6b948de21365b402da775c"
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 2841 (103rd) — VITAL RECORD-CERTIFY LETTER
Amends the Vital Records Act. In provisions concerning searches by the State Registrar of Vital Records, provides that no fee may be assessed against a victim of domestic violence as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, to qualify for the waiver of a fee, the person seeking the vital record must provide a certification letter. Provides the form for a certification letter.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2841.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2841eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2841enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1080** (pass) · lower
- State Government Administration — **90** (pass) · lower
- Local Government — **90** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Sharon Chung — primary (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung `filing`
- **2023-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- **2023-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2023-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-15** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0170 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1290bbdf-ce82-4f55-a43c-edf8e088609f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).