Text of IL HB 5507 (2024)

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As introduced

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5507 Introduced , by Rep. Kevin John Olickal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 735 ILCS 5/21-106 new Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Creates a process that Illinois residents may use to seek an Illinois judicial order making findings of fact to change a government-issued document from another state or country so that they may petition the issuing jurisdiction to change such a document. LRB103 38888 JRC 69025 b A BILL FOR HB5507LRB103 38888 JRC 69025 b 1 AN ACT concerning civil law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by 5adding Section 21-106 as follows: 6 (735 ILCS 5/21-106 new) 7 Sec. 21-106. Legislative intent. Residents of this State 8who were born in another state or in another country may have 9difficulty in securing government-issued documents with the 10correct information. It is the intent of the General Assembly 11that Illinois should have a legal process available for these 12residents to seek a judicial order making findings of fact so 13that they may petition the issuing jurisdiction to change such 14a document. 15 (a) Process. An Illinois resident may file a petition in 16his or her county of residence asking for a court to issue a 17finding of fact or facts to correct or update a 18government-issued document from another state or country. As 19used in this Section, "government-issued document" includes, 20but is not limited to, birth certificate, passport, driver's 21license, or identification card. 22 (b) The petition must contain the following information: 23 (1) petitioner's name and current address; HB5507- 2 -LRB103 38888 JRC 69025 b

As enrolled or final

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Public Act 103-0610 HB5507 EnrolledLRB103 38888 JRC 69025 b AN ACT concerning civil law. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding Section 21-106 as follows: (735 ILCS 5/21-106 new) Sec. 21-106. Judicial order; findings of fact. (a) Legislative intent. Residents of this State who were born in another state or in another country may have difficulty in securing a birth certificate with the correct information. It is the intent of the General Assembly that Illinois should have a legal process available for these residents to seek a judicial order making findings of fact so that they may petition the issuing jurisdiction to change a birth certificate. (b) An Illinois resident may file a petition in the resident's county of residence asking for a court to issue a finding of fact or facts to correct or update a birth certificate issued by another state or country. (c) The petition must contain the following information: (1) the petitioner's name and current address; (2) the change that is sought; and (3) the reason for the change. (d) The court must schedule a hearing for this request.