BRADY-SAVIANO-BURKE-HARTKE-HOWARD, HULTGREN, MILLER AND COLLINS. (WEAVER) 410 ILCS 535/18.5 new 410 ILCS 535/25 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-25 410 ILCS 535/25.5 Amends the Vital Records Act. Allows the State Registrar of Vital Records to implement an electronic reporting system for death registrations. Provides that, in addition to any other fees charged by the local registrar or county clerk, the local registrar or county clerk must charge a $2 fee for each certified copy of a death certificate. Provides that the $2 fee must be transmitted to the State Registrar and deposited into the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund. Provides that moneys in the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund may be used to train deputy coroners, forensic pathologists, and police officers for homicide investigations and for implementing an electronic reporting system for death registrations. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Vital Records Act. Deletes a provision that local registrars may not charge a fee for other services that exceeds the fee charged by the State Registrar for those services. Provides that beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act and until January 1, 2003, moneys in the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund may be used by the Department of Public Health to implement an electronic reporting system for death registrations. Provides that after January 1, 2003, 25% of the moneys in the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund may be used for a grant by the Department of Public Health to local registrars (now, the grant is to the Cook County Health Department). HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Further amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that fees imposed under the Act for searches of birth, death, and fetal death records may not be assessed against an organization chartered by Congress that requests a certificate for the purpose of death verification. FEB-27-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SAVIANO FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BURKE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HARTKE FEB-27-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-27-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CNTY & TWNSHP MAR-16-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CNTY & TWNSHP H MAR-16-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-16-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CNTY & TWNSHP H MAR-16-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-16-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 009-002-000 HCOT MAR-16-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOWARD MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HULTGREN MAR-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MILLER MAR-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COLLINS MAR-29-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 096-019-001 MAR-29-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-29-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-30 MAR-30-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR WEAVER MAR-30-2001 S FIRST READING MAR-30-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-18-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LOCAL GOV MAY-01-2001 S DO PASS 007-000-000 SLGV MAY-01-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-05-02 MAY-02-2001 S SECOND READING MAY-02-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-05-03 MAY-03-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 053-002-001 MAY-03-2001 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES JUN-01-2001 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR JUL-24-2001 H GOVERNOR APPROVED JUL-24-2001 H EFFECTIVE DATE 01-07-24 JUL-24-2001 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0141 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary